tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133703253863123050.post7496923769664377369..comments2024-02-21T03:48:52.674-05:00Comments on Flying Lessons: Lasers and Helicopters a Disaster in the MakingChristine Negronihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15190247339367487575noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133703253863123050.post-5544276484554061592011-02-10T14:51:02.112-05:002011-02-10T14:51:02.112-05:00Hi Christine,
as true as it is that helicopters a...Hi Christine,<br /><br />as true as it is that helicopters are even better to hit (they are slower and fly at a lower altitude), it is not true that you can't hit the pilots of an airliner. First of all the pitch attitude is not that high during approach, that you can't hit the windows, especially if you stand on high grounds. Second if you hit the window (which you can achieve from the side as well), the light partly diffuses and illuminates the entire cockpit within a split second, like a flash. You don't have to hit the eye directly to blind a person. Third if you see a light in the dark the natural reflex is to look to the point the light comes from, which could lead to a pretty direct hit into your eyes.<br /><br />Lasers are an increasing problem. We demand that the possession of powerfull lasers is forbidden. In Germany you even only get sentenced if you actually endanger the plane, not just for trying to do so. That needs to be changed as well.<br /><br />Joerg Handwerg<br />Member of the Board / Spokesman<br />German Airline Pilots' AssociationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com