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ElektroFreak said:I would like to interject that while I agree that shining a laser at an aircraft is a terrible idea, the odds of a beam hitting an airborne plane at just the right angle as to enter the cockpit windscreen and flash-blind the pilot enough to jeopardize the safety of the flight are fairly slim. And that's even taking into account divergence. There are airports out there where someone could get the positioning just right, but for the most part I think that the hazards are mildly overstated. Helicopters on the other hand are a whole different story.
Also, throughout the history of mankind there has been a little thing i like to call the dipsh*t factor. No matter what we do as a society to make life safer, there will ALWAYS be some dipsh*t out there who will mess it up for the rest of us. Banning things has never changed this since the minute you ban something, these retards find a new way of accomplishing whatever task they are attempting. For example, if guns are banned, you'll likely see a large spike in the number of stabbing deaths. The dipsh*t factor is a fact of life just like Newton's laws, Murphy's law and a whole bunch of other laws i could name...
From what ive read its the people sitting at the end of the runway which seems to be the biggest threat. Depending how many runways are active with landing craft, who knows.. I heard that larger international airports accomidate 70 inbound flights per hour. Its not the craft at 10-30,000ft. that would be the issue. I cant see a cockpit being penetrated at that altitude, unless another plane is involved.