[Dan Evans]

No doubt, more than a few people have done all the figuring on this. We know it is possible to at least irritate pilots using common laser pointers.

This is such a grisly thing that I would hope it would be like nerve gas -- no one wants to use it because they don't want it used against them.

But terrorists don't think like that.

[blackdog]

If you really want to irritate pilots at night, taxi around with your landing lights on. Strobes too! The cockpit is meant to be managed with very low light levels as input to the pilots. Almost like what you would think is a dark-room. Any high intensity lamp or light pisses you off. Your eyes adjust to work on very low ligh levels. A sudden flash or bright light blinds you for a good fifteen seconds.