Lasers and proximity to an airport.

[clansley]

AFAIK the apps don't include ALL flights.

 

[mortuus]

ofc not no app can show all actual planes but its still not bad use it to get an idea whats out there.

 

[Pman]

I'm likely just within the 10 mile radius to Rochesters main airport and RARELY shine a unit outdoors.

 

[H2Oxide]

Does anyone have a govt website or other confirmation of the 10 mile restriction? I've looked everywhere and can't find a single thing.

 

[thestug]

Does anyone have a govt website or other confirmation of the 10 mile restriction? I've looked everywhere and can't find a single thing.

Look here at FIG 29-1-2:

https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/AIR/air2901.html

 

[The Lightning Stalker]

Hey, that is cool. I'm going to build an
airport out of legos in my front yard. No
lasers for 10 miles. Then after that I
will declare a Sensitive Flight Zone (SFZ)
somewhere, but I won't tell anyone where it
is or get off my fat ass to publish any
maps. See what I did there?

 

[H2Oxide]

Look here at FIG 29-1-2:

https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/AIR/air2901.html

Thanks man, I'd looked everywhere and just couldn't find it. Bookmarked! :thanks:

 

[thestug]

No prob. It needed to be posted for reference anyway.

 

[Gadget]

Wisdom of the Ages right there, folks.....listen up!

-G

Just don't aim at airplanes or people. Apply common sense.
Steve

 

[thestug]

Has anyone noticed that the FAA link above no longer works? The document must be posted somewhere else?

 

[H2Oxide]

Has anyone noticed that the FAA link above no longer works? The document must be posted somewhere else?

Yeah, it's been that way for some time now. I wasn't going to bug anyone but now that you bring it up...

 

[Pi R Squared]

I just searched and can't find it. Here is a pilot safety brochure that may be of interest: http://www.faa.gov/pilots/safety/pilotsafetybrochures/media/laser_hazards_web.pdf
There are almost 900 documents on the FAA site that mention lasers.

Alan

 

[Encap]

Yeah, it's been that way for some time now. I wasn't going to bug anyone but now that you bring it up...

The reason you can't find it is that it is from Advisory Circular 70-2 which has been canceled. You can now find it here as part of Order JO 7400.2G, Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters on page 29-1-5 : http://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Order/7400.2G.pdf

It still can be found here: File:FAA airspace-flight-zones.svg - Wikimedia Commons Also is part of article here along with a lot of info on lasers and airspace safety: Lasers and aviation safety - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[The Lightning Stalker]

"4. Normal Flight Zones (NFZ). Airspace not
defined by the Laser Free, Critical, or Sensitive Flight
Zones. As with all the above zones, the NFZ must be
protected from a visible or invisible laser beam that
exceeds the MPE."

MPE = 2.6 mW/cm2 for CW visible lasers

The average cat toy is around 400mW/cm², if
my math is correct. This effectively bans
all lasers from being used outdoors.