2021 Sees another Bump in Dangerous High-Powered Laser Contact
Dangerous laser strikes once again continue to rise, beating all previous year-end records at the end of 2021. The FAA received nearly 10,000 reports from pilots last year, a 41% increase. The sale of high output laser devices have continued to increase among whiz-bang word of mouth online, probably not helped by the large print warning buyers not to point them at aircraft. Overall, 244 injuries have accumulated since the start of tracking in 2010, a number that is suspected of being fairly underrepresented.