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Military pilot's comment on how valuable a flashlight with a 90 degree head has been to him and questions why such an issue has been discontinued.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 177459 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199105 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time total : 11000 |
| ASRS Report | 177459 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
1 more comment on night emergencys: yrs ago, the us navy issued me a d-cell flashlight with a 90 degree head and a clip for handing on my flight suit/harness. For night electric power failures, it was fine, and eliminated the need to hold the light (in my teeth or my hand!) has everyone forgotten this tool? (I was a naval aviator from 1948-1978.) I actually used it on 2 occasions to return to base.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MIL PLT'S COMMENT ON HOW VALUABLE A FLASHLIGHT WITH A 90 DEGREE HEAD HAS BEEN TO HIM AND QUESTIONS WHY SUCH AN ISSUE HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.
Narrative: 1 MORE COMMENT ON NIGHT EMERS: YRS AGO, THE U.S. NAVY ISSUED ME A D-CELL FLASHLIGHT WITH A 90 DEG HEAD AND A CLIP FOR HANDING ON MY FLT SUIT/HARNESS. FOR NIGHT ELECTRIC PWR FAILURES, IT WAS FINE, AND ELIMINATED THE NEED TO HOLD THE LIGHT (IN MY TEETH OR MY HAND!) HAS EVERYONE FORGOTTEN THIS TOOL? (I WAS A NAVAL AVIATOR FROM 1948-1978.) I ACTUALLY USED IT ON 2 OCCASIONS TO RETURN TO BASE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.