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An air carrier captain stated he has concerns about the possibility of eye injuries from solar power plant glare.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1278962 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201507 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types |
Narrative:
This report is in response to NOTAM regarding ivanpah dry lake; ca solar powerplant glare causing injury to pilots/passengers eyes. While I am not claiming any injury; it is likely injuries are being caused. The only solution is to only fly at night; or shut down the powerplant.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An air carrier Captain stated he has concerns about the possibility of eye injuries from solar power plant glare.
Narrative: This report is in response to NOTAM regarding Ivanpah Dry Lake; CA solar powerplant glare causing injury to pilots/passengers eyes. While I am not claiming any injury; it is likely injuries are being caused. The only solution is to only fly at night; or shut down the powerplant.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.