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This is one of the most overblown concerns that pilots have to deal with.From AVWEB
"Law enforcement and aviation officials in the Boston area are trying to figure out who is using lasers to target aircraft. Last week there were three incidents of laser strikes from the ground. The first two occurred in the predawn hours Thursday and involved two JetBlue aircraft. Both were reportedly struck by green lasers while on approach to land at Logan International Airport (KBOS).
According to the FAA, the first incident was reported by the crew of JetBlue Flight 494 from Denver. The second was Flight 972 from San Jose, California. The flights landed at KBOS at 5:50 a.m. EDT and 5:54 a.m., respectively. There were no reports of injuries.
The third incident occurred around 8 p.m. when a Coast Guard helicopter conducting a training flight was struck by a green laser while landing at a Boston-area hospital. Again there were no injuries reported from the event.
According to the FAA, pilots have reported more than 7,400 laser hazard incidents so far this year. Last year, pilots reported nearly 9,500 to the agency."
So, you've been on the receiving end of them then?This is one of the most overblown concerns that pilots have to deal with.
This is one of the most overblown concerns that pilots have to deal with.
Laser pointers are available on Amazon that are hundreds of times more powerful than the ones you see in conference room board presentations.This is one of the most overblown concerns that pilots have to deal with.
And to add to that, a laser beam will "scatter" when it shines through certain types of transparent material, causing a blinding burst.
OK, let the war stories commence...lol
I call bullshit. You have not. If you had you would know how it can effect you during a landing approach. When I experienced it, I fortunately was not on the controls.
Yes, it made the national news.I recall a case near Newark, I think, where three men, two in their 20s one in his 30s, were arrested when they lasered a police helicopter, whose crew pinpointed the miscreant's location and directed ground units for the arrest.
OK, let the war stories commence...
That's a good one... any more?War stories not needed. I don't have to pretend shit. I'm secure with myself and don't need to be propped up by "no shit there I was" bullshit to sound like im important.
Thousands of pilots and aircrew (myself included) have experienced this. Hence the reports. Its why our SAR crew shooting a night approach into a hospital in NOLA had to abort a landing with a patient on board.
Those that have experienced, know…
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