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Penalties increase for flashing lasers at planes
The Federal Aviation Administration will consider someone who hits a plane with a laser to be "interfering" with a flight crew, the same statute used to protect pilots and flight attendants from hijackers, the agency said it will announce today. The agency has no authority to prosecute violators criminally, but it can charge them under civil statutes and assess fines up to $11,000. Last year, the FAA received 2,836 reports that planes were hit with lasers, nearly double the total in… (www.usatoday.com) More...
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WHY WOULD ANYONE SHINE A LASER OR TRY TO DISTRACT A PILOT FOR KICKS N GRINS? What is the world coming to?
As others see it, if the laser is strong enough to blind a pilot, even temporarily, the act should be criminal. As far as I see it, this is an attempt to kill someone.
Please forgive my ignorance, I am no a pilot so I have no comprehension of the cockpit.
As for the laser, are we talking the over the counter laser-pen type lasers, or something different?
How does it affect the cockpit? I can only imagine what it can do if it hits the pilot's eye sight!
And why isn't it criminal - they are jeopardizing people's lives are they not?
As for the laser, are we talking the over the counter laser-pen type lasers, or something different?
How does it affect the cockpit? I can only imagine what it can do if it hits the pilot's eye sight!
And why isn't it criminal - they are jeopardizing people's lives are they not?
I've had this happen to me coming into ellington field in houston. Definitely glad I was flying with someone else that night.
Who the hell came up with $11,000...why not $111,000. Nevertheless, aiming lasers at planes is just asinine...when they catch the idiots, they should just stop the gene pool NOW!
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