FBI Says Lasers Pointed at Aircraft Nearly Doubled in 2010
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com People pointing hand-held lasers at aircraft — an act that can temporarily blind or disorient a pilot — nearly doubled in 2010 compared to the year before, the FBI says. The FBI reported that in 2009 there were 1,489 laser incidents recorded by the Federal Aviation Administration compared to 2,836 in…