"Judah" wrote in message
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What altitude where you at?

I would bet that a kid with a handheld laser pointer might be very
difficult
to catch and prosecute, and I bet even a handheld laser pointer will
create a
flash in your eye at 2000 feet, even if the beam has diffused enough that
the
"operator" won't be able to tell for sure where it's hitting your plane...

I just hope that the noise grumblers don't get the same idea...

I was at 1,700 feet. I used the Garmin 496 to mark the spot so it
conveniently took note of the time and altitude as well. Switching it to the
Automotive mode, I was able to narrow it down to a 6 block by two block area
in a specific neighborhood in Connecticut.

There was definitely a flash and I lost my nightvision in the left eye for a
little while which was a weird feeling. It was kind of like wearing glasses
with a bug smudge on the left lense.

Marco