App Makers See Opportunity in Altitude, Oxygen Warnings
New technology in mobile devices may lead to added functionality to help pilots prevent decompression and low-oxygen emergencies.

As concerns grow over whether recent accidents involved hypoxia, including the TBM900 crash on Friday, pilots might wonder about simple tools to help them detect when hypoxia is imminent or occurring. Though pressurized aircraft have alarms that warn when cabin altitude climbs too high, the ubiquitous mobile devices that most pilots carry can also pitch in to help. One example includes Masimo’s iSpO2, which has a fingertip sensor that plugs into an Apple iOS or Android device then reports blood oxygenation, pulse rate and perfusion index.

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