Feds Worried That Laser-Pointing Incidents Could Be Work Of
Terrorists
"Is this kids with pranks, or something that is more of a
challenge to the system?"
That question, posed by the Dr. Linda Connell, director of the
Aviation Safety Reporting System at NASA's Ames Research Center, is
top on the minds of commercial and corporate pilots around the
country. At least six times in the past couple of days, someone has
pointed powerful lasers at the cockpits of passing aircraft.