I will never win any awards as a photographer, that's for sure, but I thought it might be handy for fellow travelers to know what to look for on their machines, so that they can flip their machines over and point helpfully to the little airplane icon and and say, "See? FAA-approved! Satisfies RTCA/DO-160!" BTW, the label doesn't have to use the words "FAA-approved" per the DOT, it just has to state that the device meets the RTCA/DO-160 standard. Geez, I wish that had a snappier name. See 10/28/2009 "Notice from DOT re Use of Passenger-Supplied Electronic Respiratory Assistive Devices on Aircraft."chunkyfrog wrote:Thank you, DD, for posting the image of the label.
I wonder if this is the one Aer Lingus was referring to, or that one only appears on machines sold in Ireland?
Maybe the airline had finally gotten their heads on straight. (or they are still crammed in the same place as 4 years ago)
I have actually now written to the Chief of the Civil Rights Compliance Branch, Office of Assistant General Counsel for Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, DOT, as well as the Assistant General Counsel, to ask if I could suggest changes to the Draft Technical Assistance Manual on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel, even though the comment period is closed. The CFR on the subject are kind of screwed up, but it's subtle, and I think the problem stems from a failure to distinguish adequately between personal oxygen concentrators (POCs), intended for continuous use, and xPAPs, used only while sleeping. I'm kind of taking this on as a project.