Despite continued warnings from federal authorities, recent data show people are still pointing lasers at aircraft.
Numbers from the Federal Aviation Administration reveal in the first three months of 2022, 2,237 incidents were reported.
“Most helicopters are equipped with windows on the bottom, if you will, that allow them to make ground observations and expose them to the light from lasers pointed up at them,” Booth said. “This is completely different from the exposure of most airplanes.
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