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Kidder · 03-10-2008, 11:22 AM

This happened on CSI Miami... brought down a plane with one of those small laser pointers into a pilots eye. Those cunning, wily detectives were able to track down the perpetrator, although I forget who it was, probably a dumb teenager.

I laughed at the possibility then and I laugh at it now. How does someone point a laser at a plane 30,000 feet above the ground??? Not just the plane, the cockpit, right into the pilot's eye.

Now after reading the article I see that most of these incidents happened on landings. But still, if they 'pinpointed' it to downtown Calgary, that isn't even close to the airport. how does this happen? Seems unfathomable.

03-10-2008, 11:22 AM	#5
Kidder Franchise Player Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: nexus of the universe Exp:	This happened on CSI Miami... brought down a plane with one of those small laser pointers into a pilots eye. Those cunning, wily detectives were able to track down the perpetrator, although I forget who it was, probably a dumb teenager. I laughed at the possibility then and I laugh at it now. How does someone point a laser at a plane 30,000 feet above the ground??? Not just the plane, the cockpit, right into the pilot's eye. Now after reading the article I see that most of these incidents happened on landings. But still, if they 'pinpointed' it to downtown Calgary, that isn't even close to the airport. how does this happen? Seems unfathomable.