I didn't see any indication this story had been posted on FR. It reminded me of TWA flight 800 that went down around off Long Island back in 1996.
To: Menehune56
Could the religion of peace have a hand in this????
2 posted on
04/18/2010 8:35:49 AM PDT by
choctaw man
(Good ole Andrew Jackson, or You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma...)
To: Menehune56
Here's the
link to the story.
5 posted on
04/18/2010 8:38:53 AM PDT by
mlizzy
("Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person" --Mother Teresa.)
To: Menehune56
These laser-in-the-eyes-of-a-pilot strike me as BS. Pilots are focused on the numbers on the runway if they can see the runway at all. Planes are approaching the runway at about 150 MPH, and have pretty poor to nonexistent visibility forward and down. Aiming a small dot from the ground that might ever do anything other than be a millisecond flash into a cockpit, let alone a pilots eye's, just isn't possible without some sort of sophisticated computer tracking and control system.
ML/NJ
6 posted on
04/18/2010 8:43:04 AM PDT by
ml/nj
To: Menehune56
I am always surprised when they catch these a-holes. I figure it must be observant neighbors who turn them in.
7 posted on
04/18/2010 8:44:34 AM PDT by
PackerBoy
(Just my opinion ....)
To: Menehune56
Laser strikes on a civilian transport!
Rebel Scum!
When will The Emperor order Tarkin to destroy Alderan and rid us of these pests?
9 posted on
04/18/2010 8:50:21 AM PDT by
Dr.Zoidberg
(Warning: Sarcasm/humor is always engaged. Failure to recognize this may lead to misunderstandings.)
To: Menehune56
Just a playful Jihadist having a little fun.
To: Menehune56
200mw green laser pens sell for about 40.00
You are not supposed to be able to buy them in the US but people probably still obtain them.
These are very dangerous and not to be confused with 5mw green lasers. They can cause instant vision damage if an idiot looks directly at the beam.
Pointed at a cockpit a few miles away the spread out light beam would be very powerful.
26 posted on
04/18/2010 10:57:03 AM PDT by
Bobalu
(Free men are not equal. Equal men are not free.)
To: Menehune56
35 posted on
04/18/2010 5:03:24 PM PDT by
A.A. Cunningham
(Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
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