Pilots and Laser Pointers
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From: Wharton, NJ
We had a prosecution here in North Jersey a couple of years ago, and he was in one of the most highly populated communities of Parsippany, it was amazing that they were even able to track him down.
I was under the impression that the reason was, that guided missiles used laser guidance for tracking a target and that was what they were afraid of, not blinding the pilot, or creating a momentary glare on their windshield.
I was under the impression that the reason was, that guided missiles used laser guidance for tracking a target and that was what they were afraid of, not blinding the pilot, or creating a momentary glare on their windshield.
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I don't think I am up for being the beta passenger while they figure out pilot impact.
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After checking this is what I found so far, and yes it is pilot safety????
Laser Pointer Safety - Independent resource on handheld portable lasers
Laser Pointer Safety - Independent resource on handheld portable lasers
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Here's the FAA's latest news release on the subject. It just came out yesterday.
FAA June 1st Report
On a side note, do ya'll see the green laser ads popping up on this FTE thread? lol. And i've priced the ones on Ebay too. I almost got one last year but am waiting for prices to come down on the higher powered ones. I'm a techy nerd, so electronic stuff like that interests me. I have never pointed it at aircraft and never would.
FAA June 1st Report
On a side note, do ya'll see the green laser ads popping up on this FTE thread? lol. And i've priced the ones on Ebay too. I almost got one last year but am waiting for prices to come down on the higher powered ones. I'm a techy nerd, so electronic stuff like that interests me. I have never pointed it at aircraft and never would.
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Stingers and their later variants use IR for homing (heat signature) the much more affordable and available shoulder fired, Russian SA11? (not certain of model designation) use a laser for initial guidance before its IR homing takes over..........This is probably the reason for much of the scare in aviation with lasers.
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