Laser Pointers Pt 2

CaptainSkidmark

Just going to take a different approach to this topic.

Cant believe the stupidity of some people pointing those lasers at aircraft. Ive heard of it happening in Dublin Airport a few times but im just wondering how often does it actually happen? To be honest, i have one worth 100 euro with a solid beam and it burns matches, baloons, insulation tape and the likes. BUT its only a party piece.

The problem with these lasers is the range, there is a 6000 foot range on most of the high powered green ones so the reality is that anyone can get their hands on one and anyone anywhere near the airport can shine it at a aircraft ans with a 6000 fott range thats a lot of the area of the city you could hit the plane from.

the red ones are baby lasers but these green ones are scary powerful. if mine burns a match then what would it do to a pilot(or anyone) that was on approach and got hit with one of these in the eye.


Its pretty scary.

Run_to_da_hills

CaptainSkidmark wrote: »

To be honest, i have one worth 100 euro with a solid beam and it burns matches, baloons, insulation tape and the likes. BUT its only a party piece.

What you have is highly dangerous and never used at a party, one flick towards the eyes could blind someone if it got into the wrong hands.

A while ago there was a fad to convert mini mag torches into 659mn lasers by replacing the bulb holder with a diode kit fitting the laser out of a DVD burner, they could burst baloons and ignite fireworks from several meters away. :eek:

boomer_ie

Its not only airline pilots that are being affected, Ambulance workers in the UK have been "attacked" by laser pointers

http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/4698810.Benson_ambulance_driver_blinded_by_laser_beam/

fabbydabby

What amazes me is that more people aren't on the radio messing with ATC / aircraft. You'd think that would be encrypted but anyone with an airband transciever could do it with potentially disasterous consequences.

andy_g

fabbydabby wrote: »

What amazes me is that more people aren't on the radio messing with ATC / aircraft. You'd think that would be encrypted but anyone with an airband transciever could do it with potentially disasterous consequences.

it sometimes happens had it happen at weston about 2/3weeks ago i made note of it ill give ya a date tomorrow that it happened

o1s1n

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

What you have is highly dangerous and never used at a party, one flick towards the eyes could blind someone if it got into the wrong hands.

Not to mention highly illegal. They're really not something you want to get caught with.

DOCARCH

fabbydabby wrote: »

What amazes me is that more people aren't on the radio messing with ATC / aircraft. You'd think that would be encrypted but anyone with an airband transciever could do it with potentially disasterous consequences.

Airband radios are just for hearing/listening to communication between ATC and aircraft. You can't broadcast on these radios, if this is along the lines you are thinking?

highlydebased

DOCARCH wrote: »

Airband radios are just for hearing/listening to communication between ATC and aircraft. You can't broadcast on these radios, if this is along the lines you are thinking?

He said transceiver which you can transmit on aswell as receive

fabbydabby

I own a transciever which I use legally to talk to other aircraft / ATC etc for flying as I am licenced to do so, but I was never ever asked to prove that I knew how to use it, or even that I should own such an item when I got it.

Anyone could buy one on ebay and start issuing dodgy commands to aircraft at busy airports. Nuts isn't it?

Foggy43

Can you imaging the cost of changing or modifying the VHF sets carried on aircraft and by ATC the world over. It would have to be carried out the world over. Somethoing I can never see happening although research has been carried out in this field but I think it was into replacing HF radio.

DOCARCH

Neon-Circles wrote: »

He said transceiver which you can transmit on aswell as receive

Point taken - glossed over the transceiver bit!

Steyr

Was cycling to the Gym yesterday and stopped at traffic lights and some twat had a green one and was shining it at the registration plate of the van in front of me, i didnt look around though.