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The effects of laser illumination on operational and visual performance of pilots during final approach : final report / Van B. Nakagawara [and others].

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Format:
Book
Government document
Contributor:
Nakagawara, Van B.
United States. Office of Aerospace Medicine
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Air pilots--Health and hygiene.
Air pilots.
Lasers in aeronautics.
Visual perception.
Aerospace Medicine.
Lasers--adverse effects.
Visual Perception.
visual perception.
Medical Subjects:
Aerospace Medicine.
Lasers--adverse effects.
Visual Perception.
Physical Description:
1 online resource
Place of Publication:
Washington, DC : Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine ; Springfield, Va. : Available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, [2004]
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).
Notes:
Title from PDF title page (viewed Sept. 9, 2006).
"June 2004."
"DOT/FAA/AM-04/9."
Includes bibliographical references.
Other Format:
The effects of laser illumination on operational and visual performance of pilots during final approach
OCLC:
71464756

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