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

Imprint Washington, DC : Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine ; Springfield, Va. : Available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, [2004]

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Federal Documents Online  TD 4.210:04/9    ---  Available
Description 1 online resource
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
Note Title from PDF title page (viewed Sept. 9, 2006).
"June 2004."
"DOT/FAA/AM-04/9."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
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).
System Details Mode of access: Internet from the Office of Aerospace Medicine web site. Address as of 9/2/206: http://www.faa.gov/library/reports/medical/oamtechreports/2000s/media/0409.pdf; current access via PURL.
Subject Air pilots -- Health and hygiene.
Lasers in aeronautics.
Aerospace Medicine.
Lasers -- adverse effects.
Visual Perception.
Air pilots -- Health and hygiene. (OCoLC)fst00802434
Lasers in aeronautics. (OCoLC)fst00992881
Added Author Nakagawara, Van B.
United States. Office of Aerospace Medicine.
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute.
Other Form: The effects of laser illumination on operational and visual performance of pilots during final approach i, 11 p. (OCoLC)56622738
Standard No. NLM 101276548
AU@ 000042069689
Gpo Item No. 0431-E-04 (online)
Sudoc No. TD 4.210:04/9

 
    
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