Does the laser threaten pilots and planes?

Normal portable laser projectors are extremely dangerous for pilots, threatening safety to fly in the United States as well as many other countries, the act of shining laser lights on aircraft is against the law. Federal and you can go to jail for this.

If under the ground, the laser light appears weak and diluted by other stronger light sources because the capacity of conventional lamps does not exceed 5mW. But not so that we can underestimate its remote projection or what it can cause for aircraft or helicopters.

Why is that so? The reason is that the light that we often think of as "weak" on the ground can not only reach the aircraft cockpit but also be amplified by the cockpit's organic glass. At that time, the pilot's visibility will be lost by those flashes and the FBI, for example, to flash the flash in the darkroom. With a distance of up to 365 meters (1200 feet), it can submerge the observability of those who sit in the aircraft cockpit and in aviation safety standards, it is still possible to distract from altitude up to 12,000 feet (nearly 3660 meters).

Using lasers to illuminate others despite the fact that the reason is dark and needs to be prevented in time.

It is said that a man named Michael Brandon Smith is on his way at noon. One hand held a beer bottle and the other held a laser light. Sadly, he decided to try to see if the tiny laser projector would reach the helicopter flying above his head. And actually it came and not long after that, the police came knocking on his door. Smith was sentenced to 2 months of house arrest and 2 years probation. It was a traffic helicopter and after being lit by Smith, it caused the pilot to temporarily disorientate.

Although no accidents have occurred due to this cause so far, it has a huge impact on the pilot's health situation : more than 35 cases have been forced to have medical care. Therefore, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the FBI must take measures to prohibit this situation even though only in 2013, more than 2000 cases of laser projectors occurred. In Smith's case, he used a conventional laser lamp. In 2012, a 19-year-old youth received a 30-month prison sentence for using a stronger laser and left the pilot disoriented. In the same year, another man named Sergio Rodriguez received a 14-year prison sentence for using 13 times more powerful laser lights.

And not only does it threaten aviation safety, laser beams (whether green or red) still have a high intensity and intensity of light concentration and are capable of damaging the retina or even blindness . Some infrared lasers, although not visible, are even more dangerous to the eyes. Because of that, the use of lasers to illuminate others regardless of the reason is insidious and needs to be prevented in time.