Laser beam incidents on the rise
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Laser beam incidents on the rise
Seems the FAA is taking an increasingly tough stance on those shining laser beams at aircraft. Looks like state laws are soon to be bolstered with new federal laws:
Penalties increase for flashing lasers at planes - USATODAY.com
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Penalties increase for flashing lasers at planes - USATODAY.com
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#3
I had a couple of guys beaming us (about 5) with high powered flash/search lights once in the night pattern at Fentriss Field outside Virginia Beach. Come to find out that wasn't the ONLY thing they were pointing our way. They had been taking pot shots at us with a shotgun and a .22 rifle too
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Seems the FAA is taking an increasingly tough stance on those shining laser beams at aircraft. Looks like state laws are soon to be bolstered with new federal laws:
Penalties increase for flashing lasers at planes - USATODAY.com
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Penalties increase for flashing lasers at planes - USATODAY.com
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I hear from folks flying oceanic/coastal/Caribbean that they frequently get hit by people on cruise boats & pleasure craft at night and that the coast guard doesn't have the manpower to do anything about it.
If our tax dollars can fund a US Customs agency that seems to be very effective at stopping me from buying faux/clone electronics, why cant they pull the high-powered lasers that come in from China? For all the double talk, its clearly not a priority for our government.
#7
A follow up article with rankings of cities getting the most reports of laser hits.
LAX, ORD, PHK, DFW being airports mentioned specifically in the article.
Lasers a problem for pilots
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LAX, ORD, PHK, DFW being airports mentioned specifically in the article.
Lasers a problem for pilots
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#8
Lots of idiots out there.
Although I'm by no means defending it and it absolutely should be penalized/illegal, it seems like the shakiness of a person's hand combined with beam spread would mean that the energy delivered is far from dangerous to eyesight even with the 200mW. More the annoyance / startle / distraction factor, but could be dangerous if they were close I suppose, or somebody did something incredibly annoying and stupid like shine it on the glideslope.
#9
Fish in the barrel.
First test of the pumped up regs?
Texas man charged with pointing laser at plane | wcsh6.com
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First test of the pumped up regs?
Texas man charged with pointing laser at plane | wcsh6.com
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#10
Its just like the crappy cordless phones you can get from china that bleed/interfere with cellular phones (even though the frequency is really far away).
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