"Watch Where You Point That Laser"

nellster · #1 03-28-2007, 11:19 AM

This story is not heli related but it made me laugh.
A mate of mine is in the police and several years ago they received a memo about the misuse of laser speed cameras.
The story goes. A traffic cop in the highlands of Scotland was working a static speed trap. The road on the top of this mountain was a speed-freeks dream, long, straight and fast. The poor plod was bored, not much traffic that day.
In the distance he could see a fighter jet aproaching. "I wonder how fast it's going"!!!!

. At the moment the laser was activated, the jet activated its defence systems, and was all to willing and ready to give the officer his own wings.
It's lucky for plod that Air Force pilots are some of the best in the world. He abborted the counter-attack just in time.
When asked why, the officer said that he thought the pilot was on a jolly. He didn't know that the fast jets are armed and patrolling 24hrs a day.
I did ask to see the memo, but was told to bogg-off..

Neil....

hawkman · #2 03-29-2007, 08:48 AM

A similar thing happened here in the Islands some years back....the speed gun was the radar type....jet fighter went mental...but then these things are covered with sensors to pick up radar/laser things...after all thats what other fighter planes use to search and destroy other planes.

Rob

dirtymeat80 · #3 03-29-2007, 10:41 AM

oh wow, that's insane..........thanks for sharing, I'll be sure not to point any laser devices at jets

nellster · #4 03-29-2007, 01:50 PM

Yes it is insane, and thanks Rob, I didn't know if it was a leg pull or not, that's why I asked to see the memo.

Thanks to you both.
Neil..

nellster · #5 03-29-2007, 01:57 PM

P.S Forgot to mention, the story goes that the PC involved still hits the deck if a jet goes over. The encounter frightened him so much. Don't know if the pilot might of buzzed him or worse. We know what all pilots are like!!. This is not confirmed either!!!!!!!!!!!!

Neil..

uneverno · #6 03-30-2007, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by hawkman

A similar thing happened here in the Islands some years back....the speed gun was the radar type....jet fighter went mental...but then these things are covered with sensors to pick up radar/laser things...after all thats what other fighter planes use to search and destroy other planes.

WAY off topic, but what's up with this:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070330/...tina_falklands

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