SPECIAL REPORT: Are laser pointers dangerous?

Feb. 3, 2005
Distracting, ground-based cockpit illumination in the vicinity of airports is not new or even specifically related to lasers. David Sliney of the US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine discusses the recent flurry of reports by aviator crews being "blinded" by visible green laser beams and speculation that these reports have led to possible security issues related to the laser pointers.

Distracting, ground-based cockpit illumination in the vicinity of airports is not new or even specifically related to lasers. David Sliney of the US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine discusses the recent flurry of reports by aviator crews being "blinded" by visible green laser beams and speculation these reports have led to possible security issues related to the laser pointers.

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