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Laser Hazards In Navigable Airspace

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Laser Targeting of Aircraft
An American Airlines 757 is on final approach to Boston
Logan Airport s Runway 4 R after flying for nearly
three hours in nighttime conditions, when the captain
is suddenly hit with a dazzling green laser light that
obliterates his vision! The laser beam had hit the captain s
left eye with such intensity that he feels as if he has been
punched in the eye. He ducks down, closes his eyes,
and tells the first officer he has been hit by a laser beam
and not to look at the light. The pilot experiences pain,
spasms, and spots in his vision. The flash was so bright
that he believes the aircraft may be the target of a terrorist
attack! So distraught by the event that occurred and visibly
shaken, he gives up control of the aircraft to the first
officer, who, fortunately, has not been hit by the laser
beam and is able to land the plane successfully.

The captain s symptoms persist in the hotel that night.
Upon waking in the morning, he perceives that the vision
in his left eye is noticeably more blurred with or without
his glasses, and his eye hurts and feels strained. The
pilot goes to an eye doctor that afternoon and is diagnosed
with accommodative spasm, sluggish pupil responses, and
increased light sensitivity, which continue on for several
days before finally clearing up. For a while, though, the
pilot thinks that his flying days may be over.