Laser beam incidents on the rise
10-09-2012, 06:22 AM
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Increased laser incidents called "epidemic"
Laser strikes against airplanes now an “epidemic,” says FBI | Ars Technica
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Laser strikes against airplanes now an “epidemic,” says FBI | Ars Technica
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10-09-2012, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by chrisreedrules
Why the hell is this so much fun for people? I've never understood it.
Here's one. I don't think they caught the perp.
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10-09-2012, 08:20 PM
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Was hit by a green laser light while flying over Ocean City, Maryland.
You don't really believe that these things will happen to you until it happens to you.
Make sure to report these incidents even if you don't think they will catch the person. Have faith that they will catch them.
You don't really believe that these things will happen to you until it happens to you.
Make sure to report these incidents even if you don't think they will catch the person. Have faith that they will catch them.
10-18-2012, 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by chrisreedrules
Why the hell is this so much fun for people? I've never understood it.
In honesty I would not have thought anything of that incident over Dayton, certainly not reported it to ATC. I've never been lit up (well, that I know of anyway) though.
Doubt there is risk of eye damage at any appreciable distance.
10-18-2012, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by pokey9554
I couldn't help but chuckle when I clicked the link to read this thread, and the advertisements on the page are for laser pointers.
01-29-2013, 06:11 AM
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Another one bites the dust!
01-30-2013, 07:41 AM
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Messing the USCG this time
Laser aimed at Coast Guard plane landing on Maui - Hawaii News Now - KGMB and KHNL
"forced a Coast Guard plane to abort its landing during a training mission"
Initially made me think it was no kidding close to landing, BUT
turns out to be a little sensationalism
"At 4,000 feet, I noticed a green flash off my left side, a little bit to my left, and I looked down and there was a green laser," said Gastaldo"
[abort its' approach] or even [abort its' approach to landing] would have been more accurate in my opinion, but I'm no journalism major
"forced a Coast Guard plane to abort its landing during a training mission"
Initially made me think it was no kidding close to landing, BUT
turns out to be a little sensationalism
"At 4,000 feet, I noticed a green flash off my left side, a little bit to my left, and I looked down and there was a green laser," said Gastaldo"
[abort its' approach] or even [abort its' approach to landing] would have been more accurate in my opinion, but I'm no journalism major
01-30-2013, 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by cardiomd
Doubt there is risk of eye damage at any appreciable distance.
From an office-depot laser pointer, probably not. But industrial or scientific lasers are another story.
Unfortunately due to a laser beam's cohesion, if a laser is powerful enough to be dangerous at point-blank range it will be almost equally dangerous out to a range of many miles.
Basically if you're close enough for someone to track your aircraft with a laser, you're probably close enough to suffer eye damage if the laser is powerful enough. In this case distance only helps if you're in the flight levels...or in orbit.
The real problem is the ready availability of powerful lasers which have no legitimate use outside of science or industry.
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