Why You Should Never Point A Laser Pointer At Any Aircraft
Unfortunately, some people need to hear this.
Aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft is a terrible idea. Contrary to popular belief, pilots are not, in fact, cats. Nor are they here for your PowerPoint presentation. They're humans performing a difficult, high-stakes job, and laser beams can interfere with their vision, risking lives for what amounts to juvenile mischief.
Hopefully, you don't need a lecture explaining the ins and outs of laser physics to understand the danger. But curious minds might want to learn a bit more about how a tiny beam from a $10 gadget can ruin a pilot's night and land the perpetrator in prison.
From tiny beam to windshield-sized flash
Sanwu Lasers
At normal distances, laser beams look like they stay perfectly narrow, but they spreadout gradually as they travel. After a mile or two, what began as a tiny dot a few feet away may...
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