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Laser Incident Numbers Climb as Enforcement Increases

Laser Incident Numbers Climb As Enforcement Increases

Laser beams have temporarily blinded pilots and forced crewmembers to take evasive action.

By AIN Staff • AIN Staff

May 21, 2012

Numbers released on May 15 by the FAA dramatize growing concerns over increasing numbers of people who continue to shine laser pointers at passing aircraft. While relatively harmless in initial appearance, laser beams from even handheld pointers have temporarily blinded pilots and forced crewmembers to take evasive action.

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