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To: PistolPaknMama
Hardly. 6 miles out and 3000 feet is not the kind of laser you could pick up just anywhere.

A target 6 miles out, 3000 feet up, and moving at 600 mph. You'd have to have a very steady hand to hit that target.

176 posted on 01/03/2005 5:12:59 AM PST by Aquinasfan (Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
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To: Aquinasfan

The plane here in Cleveland reported the laser 'tracked' them on landing. They were btw 8500-10000 ft. going 300 mph. On the other thread http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1310958/posts
someone discussed how this could be done. The other point is some of these are pulsating green lights which tend to put them in the military relm. China has made available a laser on the open market called a ZM-87, it's readily available in the third world.

I agree, with more reports finding their way to MSM, we may see some copycat stuff. But if one googles for information you'll read about reports from September of 2004 in which pilots received eye damage from this. This has been going on for a while.


178 posted on 01/03/2005 5:40:56 AM PST by EBH (Proud Aunt)
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To: Aquinasfan
A target 6 miles out, 3000 feet up, and moving at 600 mph. You'd have to have a very steady hand to hit that target.

If the pilots doing 600mph at 3000 feet he might get arrested also(max. 250kt(288mph) below 10000)

187 posted on 01/03/2005 8:12:17 AM PST by RckyRaCoCo ("When you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk!")
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