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Cabin Pressure Altitude
The pressure altitude inside the aircraft cabin — the altitude the occupants physiologically experience. Under 14 CFR 91.211, supplemental oxygen requirements are based on cabin pressure altitude, which in an unpressurized airplane is generally close to the airplane's pressure altitude.
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