On Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:24:02 GMT, Judah wrote:

"Marco Leon" wrote in
m:

I filled out the form on AC 70-2 and faxed it in. I was thinking about
notifying the aviation dept of Hartford's local PD since they would be
both familiar with the area and in the best position to catch the
*******. Thoughts?

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...

In astronomy we use the little red pointers (low power) and they form
a line you can follow for a long way when pointing out deep sky
objects even when the air appears to be very clear. As for bright? I
can easily see the spot of light on a house over 500 feet away and the
house isn't even white. You can briefly lose the night vision in an
eye even from a momentary reflection from the little low powered ones.
Imagine what it'd be like to be "flashed" by one of the higher
intensity ones.

Roger (K8RI)


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