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Idiots shining lasers at aircraft

  • 11-04-2017 09:46AM
    #1
    Simon Gruber Says
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    Firstly, apologies for the vertical video.

    This is infuriating. I took this the other night on approach to runway 28 at Dublin. A completely unnecessary distraction in a critical phase of the flight

    This is just passing the Malahide Road, the Clarehall Shopping Centre is visible and the light appears to be coming from the Darndale area.



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  • #2
    Irish Steve
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 6,524 Mod ✭✭✭✭Irish Steve


    Might be worth making contact with the IAA with a copy of that video, it should be possible to work out a pretty good idea of the ground location, which may make it possible for Gardai to be in the area for a future event, which should lead to a prosecution.

    Shore, if it was easy, everybody would be doin it.😁



  • #3
    Cloudio9
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    Virtually impossible to police this. In a built up residential area with a laser the size of a biro.


  • #4
    faoiarvok
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 645 ✭✭✭faoiarvok


    Cloudio9 wrote: »
    Virtually impossible to police this. In a built up residential area with a laser the size of a biro.

    This is definitely the exception, but not totally impossible, especially if they're as stupid as they seem:

    https://youtu.be/75aUKIIY1Lg


  • #5
    artanevilla
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,242 Mod ✭✭✭✭artanevilla


    Cloudio9 wrote: »
    Virtually impossible to police this. In a built up residential area with a laser the size of a biro.

    As far as I know there have been a number of arrests in relation to this kind of stuff over the years.


  • #6
    faoiarvok
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 645 ✭✭✭faoiarvok


    Have heard a Garda helicopter out hunting for these eejits on Dublin LiveATC a couple times, don't know if any success.


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  • #7
    Cloudio9
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    faoiarvok wrote: »
    This is definitely the exception, but not totally impossible, especially if they're as stupid as they seem:

    https://youtu.be/75aUKIIY1Lg

    Hilarious


  • #8
    Cloudio9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,351 ✭✭✭Cloudio9


    artanevilla wrote: »
    As far as I know there have been a number of arrests in relation to this kind of stuff over the years.

    Maybe. Haven't heard of any in Ireland.


  • #9
    Veloce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭Veloce


    This a regular enough occurrence I would imagine? - I've experienced it about 2 or 3 times on approach to 28.

    Absolute scumbags.

    Edit- each time it came from Darndale area


  • #10
    Veloce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭Veloce


    Cloudio9 wrote: »
    Maybe. Haven't heard of any in Ireland.

    There was one lad arrested and charged over shining a laser at the Garda Helicopter.


  • #11
    tippilot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 302 ✭✭tippilot


    Veloce wrote: »
    There was one lad arrested and charged over shining a laser at the Garda Helicopter.

    The judge in question missed a vital opportunity to make an example of that particular idiot.


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