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Lasers causing havoc for pilots in record numbers
There's a laser light show taking place in the skies over America. It's cheap. It's easy. But most of all, authorities say, it's dangerous. That's because those laser beams are being aimed at planes and helicopters in record numbers. In fact, so far this year lasers have been aimed at aircraft an average of nine times a night, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. It has grown to be such a problem that in June, the FAA imposed a civil penalty of $11,000 for… (www.orlandosentinel.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
find out where the morons are and blind them with a laser pointer of your own as i know lasers can be seen from acouple of miles away
Sadly, it will take an incident before something substantial get done.
Why so little fine for the laser problem?? Just wait untill there is a major crash but then they will say the person had a bad home life when they were a child and not allowed to try and kill someone. Then they get out of jail free card with help. Oh they could then become one of those TSA people.
$11k? That's it?!?
IMHO, they should be charged with however many counts of attempted murder as there are souls on board.
IMHO, they should be charged with however many counts of attempted murder as there are souls on board.
I totally agree with Chris. This is not just an annoyance, its a serious, dangerous, problem. Just wait until there is a crash caused by it and then see what them penalty is.
I'm going with C. Bryant on this one-I'm an F/o for a commuter and we got it goin into philly one night, it's no joke. The only upside that time was I spotted the little bastard before he dialed us in and got my eyes behind the dash.
Although expensive, it's possible to make filters that are selective in what they filter. According to the article, 93% of the incidents are from green lasers. Most of the green lasers transmit a beam at 532 nm. Perhaps pilots should start wearing glasses that filter out 532nm during landing procedures. I realize this is a band-aid approach, but maybe a band-aid is pragmatic at this point. And such a filter would be ineffective on red lasers. You could modify the filter to eliminate both, but at some point, there is a diminishing return.
Astrophotographers, by the way, use similar filters to block light pollution so they can view the stars.
Astrophotographers, by the way, use similar filters to block light pollution so they can view the stars.