Flying after Freediving

[Jacblue]

Sorry if this has been asked before, couldn't find it on the search. Was wondering what sort of restrictions there are with flying after you've been freediving?

 

[cdavis]

Believe it or not, it is possible to get bent (dcs) by flying after freediving, but you have to work at it pretty hard. A friend got a mild hit after diving all day(the guy could stay down forever) in about 50 ft and then flying home on an unpressurized plane.

There is no accepted policy, so you have to make your own.

If doing a lot of depth, say 25 m +, for a large number of dives, or a few really deep dives, I treat it just like scuba, no flying for 24 hours. Shallow diving, say less than 13 m, should be no problem as long as you don't have stupendous bottom time. That's not a professional opinion, so take it for what its worth.

Connor