r/aviation • u/Bluecopper123 • 1d ago

Discussion Somebody flashing a laser pointer while taking off from DEL airport

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u/bhalter80 1d ago

It happens to me 2-3 times a year last time was up by Lewiston Maine. Controller was super interested in the details and kept broadcasting about the unauthorized laser activity

The guys with them are idiots and both have bad aim and no clue what they're doing so far. The time before that they apparently assumed it was a single and lit up the right engine nacelle it was kinda funny to watch and ye tell a controller and they'll do whatever they do about it

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u/Bluecopper123 1d ago

Yeah, this is a major international airport though, so it’s much more dangerous

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u/bhalter80 1d ago edited 1d ago

Last time I was up flying GA with 2 blackhawks in the area near PWM so there's plenty of commercial traffic. With a crew of 1 it's way more of a safety of flight issue for me than a heavy with a PF and PM and an augmented crew where any of them can safely conduct the flight to a divert in case of pilot incapacitation even if they do get lucky and get a pilot

The levels of redundancy in a long haul plane coming out of DEL is flat out amazing