Lasers hitting light aircraft?
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@pace There is one suspect in Horsforth that is still on the run and has lasered a number of schedules and our GA aircraft at night. Don’t believe they’ve been caught yet.
If you're concerned about civilian laser threats and are looking for some kind of eye protection then search for 'dazzle' specs, Gentex makes them. 
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Mods please remove if you feel it's warranted.
Your pupil is likely to be smaller in the day e.g. if it expands from 2 to 6mm from day to night, you'll let 9 times more light in at night... So your laser has to be an order of magnitude brighter in the day in order to pose the same danger as a laser used at night.
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I suspect it will take some politically ambitious young American prosecutor to start the rollback of morons using these lasors to interfere with aircraft. I can imagine if just one person could be caught using them then the usual US method of prosecution would be rolled out I.e. Federal and/or state charges of attempted murder, attempted murder while using a dangerous weapon , interfering with a commercial flight, interference with interstate commerce then throw in a few anti terrorism statutes and with a bit luck the perp is a 3 striker, add all the charges up to a potential sentence of perhaps 120 years to life in prison then offer a plea bargain down to 50 years. Off to the peneteniary with lots of media coverage similar to what the Feds do with tax dodging celebrities one week before your returns are due and this should get the word out that messing with aircraft using lasors is a bad idea.
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I got zapped once whilst driving my car, on a very busy motorway (M42) at rush hour. I'm normally a calm driver, but this instance had the immediate effect of making me furious.
The guilty party were a bunch of youffs looking like they were returning from holiday (Birmingham Airport was really close). They targeted my rear view mirror and there was very little I could do to shake them off. They were in the car immediately behind me.
I don't like the idea of trying to fly whilst being targeted.
The guilty party were a bunch of youffs looking like they were returning from holiday (Birmingham Airport was really close). They targeted my rear view mirror and there was very little I could do to shake them off. They were in the car immediately behind me.
I don't like the idea of trying to fly whilst being targeted.
