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The effects of laser illumination on operational and visual performance of pilots during final approach : final report /

Several hundred incidents involving the illumination of aircrew members by laser light have been reported in recent years, including several that could have had serious consequences. The purpose of this report is to evaluate the performance of pilots exposed to visible laser radiation during final a...

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Corporate Authors: United States. Office of Aerospace Medicine, Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Other Authors: Nakagawara, Van B.
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Springfield, Va. : Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine ; Available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, [2004]
Subjects:
Air pilots > Health and hygiene.
Lasers in aeronautics.
Aerospace Medicine.
Lasers > adverse effects.
Visual Perception.
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Summary:Several hundred incidents involving the illumination of aircrew members by laser light have been reported in recent years, including several that could have had serious consequences. The purpose of this report is to evaluate the performance of pilots exposed to visible laser radiation during final approach maneuvers at 100 feet above the runway in the Laser-Free Zone (LFZ).
Item Description:"DOT/FAA/AM-04/9."
"June 2004."
Title from PDF title page (viewed Sept. 9, 2006).
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:i, 11, 2 pages : digital, PDF file.
Format:Mode of access: Internet from the Office of Aerospace Medicine web site. Address as of 7/5/07: http://www.faa.gov/library/reports/medical/oamtechreports/2000s/2004/0409/index.cfm (abstract), http://www.faa.gov/library/reports/medical/oamtechreports/2000s/media/0409.pdf (PDF version); current access via PURL.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.