Well it happened once here with a qantas jet on approach. Once is more than enough plus there have been multiple other attempts. The 12month jail sentence sent a message to the massed loons.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Vince Teachout Sent: Wednesday, 25 February 2009 3:19 PM To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [OT] Fighting your credit report blotches Geoff Flight wrote: > I think the chance is remote but at 100 feet coming in to land it is much > easier and extremely dangerous. At 100 feet you are on the runway, and clearly trying to cause trouble. Totally different animal, IMHO. Say the chances of blinding a pilot is 0.1%. At a few thousand feet, I think the odds of a 1/8 inch beam of light striking a 1/2 inch pupil are much lower than that. > given the potential outcome that is still a high risk. Just needs a few jail > sentences to let the loons and nutjobs know that it's not on. I agree that A) it's a stupid practice that should be illegal, simply to discourage idiots from shining lasers into the sky. (Did I mention that you can see little dots on the clouds if you shine your pointer into the air?) B) trying to blind anyone with a laser should be a criminal act. Having said that, I still can't believe it happens that often, but I'm very willing to admit I'm wrong. [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
