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USA: up to 20 years of jail if you target an airplane with a pocket laser

St. Louis, USA - Interference escalation due to dangerous pocket lasers in Missouri

The charges related to airplanes and helicopters activity are pretty heavy in United States and, in case of common pocket laser, they can be up to 20 years of confinement. This is what could happen to someone who had funny targeting the pilots of a 737 landing in St.Louis-Lambert, Missouri. Elizabeth Cory, spokesman of FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) declared that the airplane has been hit...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1137760
Rome, Italy, 02/15/2012 19:28
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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