[Laser] Laser injures Delta pilot's eye

[Andrew T. Flowers, K0SM]

My guess is Private Pile accidentally bumped into the army's top-secret 
DEATH STAR prototype.
--Andy K0SM/2


KY1K wrote:

> 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?
>
>
>
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