When a laser pointer reaches a cockpit, it can disorient or “completely incapacitate” a pilot, said the agency, which recorded more than 9,700 such cases last year.When a laser pointer reaches a cockpit, it can disorient or “completely incapacitate” a pilot, said the agency, which recorded more than 9,700 such cases last year.Airlines and Airplanes, Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters, Pilots, Laser (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation), Eyes and Eyesight, Allied Pilots Assn, Federal Aviation AdministrationRead More