FAA Article on Laser Illumination Events

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https://medium.com/faa/blinded-by-the-light-4879e10fe619

Excerpt:

"Aircraft laser incidents have become an all-too-common occurrence in recent years. In 2022 and 2021, there were 9,457 and 9,723 reported laser events respectively across the United States, nearly tripling the annual numbers from a decade ago. Let’s take a closer look at what’s being done to address this problem, as well as review some actions you, as a pilot, can take to keep yourself — and your fellow aviators — safe following a laser incident."
 
Found this infographic on Reddit and thought it was interesting

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What’s going on in HI and NV I wonder?
 
Maybe the total number of incidents is low enough that one nut per area can skew the statistics. If that's the case, then maybe the problem isn't so much many random people once in a while, but a smaller number of people doing it regularly. If that's it...and that's a lot of "ifs" chained together, then getting rid of a few of them could make the whole thing better.
 
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