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Old 18th Sep 2013, 11:42
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Flying Bull
 
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Hi Phoinix,
I just say, if you havenīt been hit in the eye you are

1st - lucky

2nd - donīt try to calm things down you donīt know anything of!

Iīve been hit directly in the eye looking down at the time.
I got disorientated and kind of seasick within a second and wasnīt able to perform tasks for nearly two minutes - luckily I was just the copilot....
Not been able to see / read cockpitinformation for this timespan were also the findings of the tests performed with 100 msec laser-illumination (with not harmful power)

So whoever is reading this thread - donīt listen to people who donīt have experiance and treat laserattacks as non hazard - a laserattack can hurt - and even kill you, depending on flightconditions, height, time of exposure and so on!
Try to avoid looking into the beam - use autopilot, if fitted, when you expect attacks, try to shield your eyes and look into the cockpit!
If possible - turn away!
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