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>
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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
>
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