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Portugal asked to review laser laws after pilot 'temporarily blinded'

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Irish air accident investigators have called on the Portuguese civil aviation authority to review current legislation regarding the use of dangerous lasers after a Ryanair flight crew was forced to abort a landing because a pilot was ‘temporarily blinded.’ (www.airguideonline.com) More...

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saifus
saifus 2
They should ban the use of lasers more than a specified wavelength which could harm flying aircrafts.
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picturetaker
Christian Parada 2
How have they not made this a punishable offense? It's endangering people's lives. Don't they give a crap about safety?
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