"George Patterson" \ 10Squared wrote:

Why would you give yourself away with a visible beam when
you can use a high powered optical sight?

Ever tried to use one at night?

Yeah. The whole thing is absurd. If a pilot was blinded by UV laser, you
can bet that commercial passenger jets would be equipped with UV detectors
(mundane technology) and pilots would be wearing protective goggles on
approach (again, commonly available). The whole idea is silly, from a
terrorism POV.

moo