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Here's Why Laser Pointers Can Be Dangerous For Airplanes

Being an airline pilot is a job of tremendous pressure. It goes without saying, then, that expertise and absolute concentration are paramount. So much so, in fact, that the Federal Aviation ...
The Washington Post

Laser Pointer Abuse Threatens Air Safety

To astronomers, the new breed of hand-held laser pointer is a way to write in the sky, its two-mile-long beam allowing them to trace constellations and point out individual stars. To a lost hiker, the ...
The Press of Atlantic City

Police say laser pointers continue to pose risk to air traffic

OCEAN CITY – A juvenile was arrested last week for shining a laser pointer at a vehicle, but several similar cases of laser abuse go unsolved as reports of the devices being misused along the Ocean ...
Business Insider

A man could face 5 years in prison for pointing a laser at a Delta Air Lines flight

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