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Report Finds Some Aircraft Expose Pilots to GreaterLevels of Harmful Light

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Pilots who fly aircraft with a high service ceiling risk a greater exposure to harmful ultraviolet rays—and the airplane’s windscreen may not be providing enough protection. (www.aopa.org) Mais...

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TiredTom
Tom Bruce 1
would be interesting to see if airline pilots/flight crew have more radiation/UV light cancers? wonder if any epidemiologists have studied this?
WigzellRM
Ralph Wigzell 1
And would taking antioxidants help?
paulstein1
Paul Stein 3
It would be nice too read the actual M7 Labs report quoted in the article but I can’t find it.
paulstein1
Paul Stein 1
“nice to read”, I meant to type.
yr2012
matt jensen 3
We tinted all of our windows with reflective silver and bronze film.
WigzellRM
Ralph Wigzell 4
That's why you find a home made curtain in some pilot's flight bags, including mine :D
andromeda07
andromeda07 1
UV would probably penetrate a curtain.
bentwing60
bentwing60 3
Enroute's used to work great but kinda hard to do it with an IPad.
ExCalbr
Victor Engel 11
Not just UV but other radiation, such as cosmic rays, and this is also greater over the poles.

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