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For several years now, airline pilots have been concerned about people beaming Red Laser Pointer into their cockpits.
The Federal Aviation Administration told me that Wednesday night 11 commercial flights and one US Coast Guard aircraft were affected by Yellow Laser 50mw beams. Eight were Newark arrivals and three were headed for LaGuardia.
The spokesman told me that the affected flights were all at between 3,000 and 9,000 feet. CNN reported that five flights were diverted.
He also told me that 23 other US flights reported High Powered Laser Pointer incidents that same night -- from Jacksonville, Florida to San Jose, California.
The FAA would not be drawn as to whether these were all isolated incidents or whether there's any evidence of a concerted effort to disrupt air travel.
The Transportation Security Administration explains that pointing a laser at a plane is a felony punishable with a five-year jail sentence.
A 5 in 1 Laser Pointer beam can travel more than a mile. It produces a sudden glaring flash of light that can disorient a pilot at a critical part of the flight.
Shining laser pointers at airplanes is illegal in the United States due to the risks associated with the laser beams.
The United States' Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety notification in 2010, regarding the risk of injuries to eyes and skin due to hand-held lasers. Depending on the output power of hand-held lasers, there can be temporary or permanent risks, including blindness and burns.
Laser pointers are not illegal at concerts in most countries, but are a reoccurring problem at concerts around the world. In 2012, Kanye West made headlines for stopping a show in Paris mid-concert in order to criticize a fan using a laser pointer.
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