This marks the 10th time in 2015 that a laser has been pointed at Riverside Police Department aircraft
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Living With Laser Strikes: How Pilots Can Cope with This Deadly Nuisance
Kevin Pstuka knows about laser strikes from personal experience. The former President and CEO of the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) was flying out of Arnprior, Ontario with his son one night “when we got struck by a laser light on the right side of the aircraft,” Psutka told Canadian Aviator. “Fortunately, neither of us were looking in that direction when it hit. We reported the strike to the police when it happened, but by the time they got there, whoever shot the laser pointer at us was gone. ”
Captain Ian Smith’s experience with laser strikes was more dire. The Air Canada pilot (and President of the Air Canada Pilots Association) was on final approach to Toronto International Airport, with his first officer at the wheel, when someone on the ground fired a laser pointer at the cockpit. “I saw the diffused laser light moving around the cockpit,” said Captain Smith. “My first officer said, ‘you have control’, and I took over the landing. As I set us down, he said, ‘I’ve lost vision in my right eye’. ”
Fortunately, Captain Smith’s first officer regained vision in his right eye.
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WTNH NEWS 8 features PerriQuest Laser Defense Eyewear™
WTNH report highlights how PerriQuest Laser Defense Eyewear™ answers the growing problem of laser attacks. Read more…