Well, I'd debate comparing lightning to a stun gun... one is on the outside, and one on the inside. Lightning has a bit more of a barrier to overcome than say 3,000 Volts to an instrument panel. I'm with Gregg... Hadn't really thought of it, but now that I have, give them the guns!
Gregg, it's bad enough being in Reliability getting on a plane without thinking of the probability of failure, how old the parts are, is there enough redundancy, number of failure free trips etc. etc. etc. I think you've just put the last nail in the coffin ; - ) .....and trains aren't building too much confidence these days either ..... Lisa Fred Townsend <f...@poasana.com> To: Gregg Kervill <gkerv...@pgtv.net> Sent by: cc: emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org owner-emc-pstc@majordo Subject: Re: Stun Guns on Aircraft. mo.ieee.org 05/03/02 02:23 PM Please respond to Fred Townsend Do you think the EMI from a stun gun can compare to the airplane being hit by lightning? World wide, airplanes are hit by lightning every day. They don't crash. Relax If you want something to worry about... worry about the FAA flight tracking computers that were built the 1970s that fail every day somewhere across the USA. Be very worried. Fred Townsend Gregg Kervill wrote: > There have been several reports here (in the US) that airlines are placing > guns or stun-guns on aircraft. > > I understand the risk of a bullet - I understand that the risk can be > reduced by using a flat, disc-shaped, rubber projectile. BUT, the though of > ANYONE discharging a stun gun on a flight deck full of mission critical > (and sometimes not well buffered) electronics scares me more that the though > of a terrorist. > > Please can someone tell me that I should not worry - or to stop flying. > > Best regards > > Gregg > > ------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety > Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. > > Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ > > To cancel your subscription, send mail to: > majord...@ieee.org > with the single line: > unsubscribe emc-pstc > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com > Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org > Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ > Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list" ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list" ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list"