Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Head Posture of Helicopter Pilots

A new report from USAARL by Leonard Temme: The Head Posture of Helicopter Pilots during visual flight: a new hypothesis for the Head Tilt associated with banking aircraft

Monday, March 13, 2006

Night Vision Goggles in Civil Helicopter Operations

Aviation Research Report B2004/0152 published by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
Night Vision Goggles in Civil Helicopter Operations

Combating Al Qaeda and the Militant Islamic Threat

This is a recent report from the Rand Corporation published in 2006. This is testimony presented to the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities on February 16, 2006 by Bruce Hoffman
http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/2006/RAND_CT255.pdf

Monday, March 06, 2006

Noise and Military Service

Noise and Military Service: implications for hearing loss
This is a recent publication from the National Academies Press which can be read online. It was published in 2005
http://fermat.nap.edu/books/0309099498/html/

Friday, March 03, 2006

Crew Exposure to Cabin Altitudes of 8-10,000 ft

This report reviews the literature on Acute Mountain Sickness and addresses the issue of risk management for aircrews flying at cabin altitudes between 8,000 ft and 10,000ft
http://pubs.drdc-rddc.gc.ca/inbasket/michel.paul.020807_1133.DRDC_Toronto_TR_2002_124.pdf