Lasers pointed at Air Planes.

[Eric McCarthy]

There is a growing problem in my neck of the woods with people pointing lasers at air planes flying over head. The laser can blind the pilot and can be very detrimental to the pilot when they loose their vision and it could turn fatal. Not to mention the fact that this pilot in the video is my brother.


http://www.nbc12.com/story/22157380/police-see-increase-in-laser-to-plane-incidents

 

[hodge]

That's cool that your brother is a pilot, Eric. And, you are right- it is a growing problem. Not just for airplanes- I know a teenage boy who was shining a laser at night into the eyes of other drivers from a car he was riding in, and didn't realize he did it to a sheriff. He and the guys he was with were busted.

 

[Eric McCarthy]

Found out when my brother was flying over the race track last week it was a 28/29 year old who shined a laser at the plane. My brother was able to radio down to the guys in the patrol cars and busted the idiot. He's waiting to go infront of the judge.

 

[lsmurphy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoLRVUK_CPM&feature=player_embedded

 

[skeets]

You just can't fix stupid!

 

[dmanlyr]

There was someone at the end of the SeaTac airport doing this a year or two ago. I never heard if they caught the guy, but the officials were rightly taking it pretty seriously.

Unfortunately a few it seems always try to ruin it for responsible people.

David

 

[dmanlyr]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoLRVUK_CPM&feature=player_embedded

Interesting, this is the first that I have seen more of the lead up to actual crash where the plane just drops out of the sky.

It almost looks like it stalled, dropped to the right and then there was not enough altitude to recover.

?? thoughts ??

David

 

[lsmurphy]

Interesting, this is the first that I have seen more of the lead up to actual crash where the plane just drops out of the sky.

It almost looks like it stalled, dropped to the right and then there was not enough altitude to recover.

?? thoughts ??

David

Load shift. Load broke free to the tail causing stall.

Load master was on board.

 

[dmanlyr]

Load shift. Load broke free to the tail causing stall.

Load master was on board.

That would certainly explain it. Pretty hard to fly in that condition.

David