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Aerospace Physiology Apprentice
The successful progression of space flight and the future of modern aviation at high altitudes at times require the pilot and crew to respond to various in-flight emergencies. What the pilot and crew members do in an emergency could very well save their lives. Your job will be to provide these crew members with the necessary skills to function safely at altitude and correctly handle emergencies, and you will provide them with hyperbaric treatment whenever necessary. You will operate and maintain aerospace physiology devices, including low- and high-pressure chambers in which crew members are subjected to simulated changes in barometric pressure experienced in flight. You will deliver briefings to trainees before chamber flights/dives or participation in other types of physiological training. Aerospace physiology apprentices act as inside and outside observers or a related crew position during chamber flights/dives. A large portion of the career field is involved with pressure suits (space suits). They fit and maintain full-pressure suits and offer direct support to associated flight operations such as high-altitude reconnaissance and high-altitude air-drop missions. You may instruct crew members on the effects of flight on the human body, sensory illusions of flight and means of protection against them. We conduct training in the use of oxygen masks, pressure suits, ejection seats, night vision, parachuting techniques, swing landing trainer and parasail. You may also work in the area of research and development, centrifuge operations or clinical hyperbaric treatment. Other duties include performing inspection and maintenance of training devices and preparing and maintaining administrative documentation and files. PAY CHART
- CCAF Degrees:
- Aerospace Physiology Instructor
- Tech Schools:
- Brooks AFB, TX
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