[Laser] Laser injures Delta pilot's eye

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I'm curious about 1 thing.....

How do they know it was a laser??? This can't be determined based on a 
subjective brief sighting from an airlines cockpit. I've stood in front of 
a 5 milliwatt laser at 1 mile. At night, anything blocking the beam makes a 
shadow provided the users eyes are dark adapted. In daylight, one can 
hardly see the beam when looking directly at it.

Clearly this was no accident and we aren't talking about milliwatt class 
lasers that we play with. Even with an intentionally aimed laser, keeping 
it pointed at the cockpit for more than a few milliseconds is a tall order 
and is well beyond the technology that we play with as well.

If I knew the guilty party, I'd report them. This cannot be an accident or 
unintentional.

Art

>any experimenters working around Salt Lake City International Airport last 
>week?