Another laser incident

I've been thinking about these laser incidents... Would it be possible to modify the glass so that it blocks the wavelengths of light that the lasers operate at? Because - what is a laser? - it's a beam of light limited to only a certain wavelength, hence the color red(or green).
 
SJM said:
I've been thinking about these laser incidents... Would it be possible to modify the glass so that it blocks the wavelengths of light that the lasers operate at? Because - what is a laser? - it's a beam of light limited to only a certain wavelength, hence the color red(or green).
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SJM said:
I've been thinking about these laser incidents... Would it be possible to modify the glass so that it blocks the wavelengths of light that the lasers operate at? Because - what is a laser? - it's a beam of light limited to only a certain wavelength, hence the color red(or green).
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If the glass filters out the red and green wavelengths, how are you going to see red/green lights from the tower, approach lights, runway lights?
 
Cptnchia said:
If the glass filters out the red and green wavelengths, how are you going to see red/green lights from the tower, approach lights, runway lights?
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What I want to know? What are the better chances of happening, getting hit with a laser? Or actually having to rely on (and remember) ATC Light Signals? :D

On the other hand, I would like those colors for visual approaches
 
mikeypat15 said:
What I want to know? What are the better chances of happening, getting hit with a laser? Or actually having to rely on (and remember) ATC Light Signals? :D

On the other hand, I would like those colors for visual approaches
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Thats actually a good point. I've been hit with as laser twice, and had to use light gun signals, all of zero times.
 
So... how crazy of an idea is it to heavily regulate the sale of green lasers? The red ones dissipate, so they're no big deal, but the only legit users of a green one -- as far as I know -- are people instructing astronomy.
 
cmill said:
Thats actually a good point. I've been hit with as laser twice, and had to use light gun signals, all of zero times.
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How many times you have to use approach lighting (red) runway lighting (red) or taxiway centerline lighting (green).
 
Cptnchia said:
How many times you have to use approach lighting (red) runway lighting (red) or taxiway centerline lighting (green).
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Also a good point. I'm not saying that it wouldnt be ridiculous to block all red and green lights, but just to play along...

Theres quite a few times ive continued approaches based on the side row bars alone. I like those.

Are you talking about the REILS? If I see those come up and i either need to abandon a take-off or landing, im waaaay too late anyway.

As far as centerline lighting, not a lot of airports have taxi way lighting, and most only have it on low vis taxi routes. If you're in a situation where you absolutely have to have taxi way lighting to see, well then thats worse than what ive ever had to deal with.
 
cmill said:
As far as centerline lighting, not a lot of airports have taxi way lighting, and most only have it on low vis taxi routes. If you're in a situation where you absolutely have to have taxi way lighting to see, well then thats worse than what ive ever had to deal with.
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Most airports I fly to have and use it. That's pretty much how you get around CDG when the fog rolls in.
 
"The light reportedly blurred the pilot’s vision and he was forced to make an immediate landing at an elementary school."

I was just thinking to myself, if I was out flying at night and my vision was blurred by a laser, I believe I would climb to a higher altitude and fly to a known safe area of town to wait for my eyes to start adjusting back or recovering.

I just find it odd that his vision was blurred and he immediately opts to do what is considered to be the "hardest" part of flying which is landing, and he does it apparently in town at a elementary school.

I wasn't there so I'm not judging, but it just sounds goofy to me.
 
cmill said:
Are you talking about the REILS? If I see those come up and i either need to abandon a take-off or landing, im waaaay too late anyway.
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REILS are the flashing strobes at the end of the runway... you're just talking about the runway end lights... :)
 
Okie_Pilot said:
"The light reportedly blurred the pilot’s vision and he was forced to make an immediate landing at an elementary school."

I was just thinking to myself, if I was out flying at night and my vision was blurred by a laser, I believe I would climb to a higher altitude and fly to a known safe area of town to wait for my eyes to start adjusting back or recovering.

I just find it odd that his vision was blurred and he immediately opts to do what is considered to be the "hardest" part of flying which is landing, and he does it apparently in town at a elementary school.

I wasn't there so I'm not judging, but it just sounds goofy to me.
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The bottom of the article says he, today, is still having some latent visual problems. Maybe he realized his eyes weren't going to recover quickly? Who knows.
 
Rosstafari said:
So... how crazy of an idea is it to heavily regulate the sale of green lasers? The red ones dissipate, so they're no big deal, but the only legit users of a green one -- as far as I know -- are people instructing astronomy.
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I actually saw an astronomy instructor with one, can really "point out" the stars with it. (And as a pilot, I kept looking for airplanes up there every time he wanted to "point" something out. ;))
 
This should be attempted murder. No different than those idiots that throw rocks from overpasses at cars.
 
After departing KADS one night tower called me and told me that the plane departing ahead of me reported being hit with a green laser. I didn't see it myself, but I think that the people who do this need to have the book thrown at them.

:mad:
 
Wouldn't it be fun to have some kind non-lethal projectile on the airplane that automatically "fired" back down the path of the laser? Something that covered the target in that sticky dye that gets on bank notes during a robbery. And smelled REALLY bad.

A nerfed version of a HARM or something.

Heh. Wild Weasel missions in a 172. A kid can dream...
 
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