The Effects of Laser Illumination on Operational and Visual Performance of Pilots Conducting Terminal Operations

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• Creators:
  Nakagawara, V. B. ; Montgomery, R. W. ; Dillard, A ; McLin, L ; Connor, C. W
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Flight Technologies and Procedures Division ; Air Force Research Laboratory (San Antonio, TX) ; SAE G-10 Committee
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Office of Aerospace Medicine
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Air pilots
  • Analysis of variance
  • Flight simulators
  • Human subject testing
  • Instrument landing systems
  • Takeoff
  • Terminal operations
  • Visual flight
  • Lasers
  • Eye
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/AM-03/12
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
• Abstract:
  Several hundred incidents involving the illumination of aircrew members by laser light have been reported in recent years. Consequently, FAA Order 7400.2 was revised to establish new guidelines for Flight Safe Exposure Limits (FSEL) in specific zones of navigable airspace. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of test subjects exposed to laser radiation while performing approach and departure maneuvers in the Critical Flight Zone (CFZ).
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57945/dot_57945_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 301.52 KB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9b564f792775b108eaefa034e0f3f56072220ddc64625caf52de221b28c30d3a