Pointing Lasers at a Plane Will Get You 2 Years
Posted by Maj Paul Cianciolo on November 3rd, 2009 filed in Aircraft OperationsDana Christian Welch has the unusual distinction of being the first person in the nation to be convicted of interfering with pilots by aiming lasers at their planes. As a result, he will spend 2 1/2 years in federal prison. Welch aimed a laser pointer at two Boeing passenger jets as the pilots were about to land at John Wayne Airport in California. Click here to read more.
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