Newsstand - Laser pointers threaten air safety

http://www.detnews.com/2005/technology/0501/30/A12-73886.htm

"It's kind of like a flashbulb going off in your face," said Steve Luckey, chairman of national security for the Air Line Pilots Association.

Over the past month, pilots have reported more than 30 incidents of laser beams being trained from the ground into their aircraft, prompting warnings from federal authorities and new reporting guidelines.

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Add lasers to the growing list of commercial pilots' worries. They're being flashed into airline cockpits almost daily, alarming flight crews who may be suddenly blinded.