Unprotected lithium cells, high voltage, and blinding laser light. What can go wrong? It is fun to watch the testing, but we don’t want to build one. We’ll settle for our handheld pointer.

It's not just laser pointers either, as other forms of lasers, such as household decorations or nightclub lighting systems, can also have an impact on a commercial aircraft. Unfortunately, pilots in ...

In 2015, a 27-year-old California man was arrested after he allegedly pointed a laser light into the cockpit of a commercial airliner and then later into a police airplane that was searching for it.

Jordan Jackson, 35, of Houston, was accused of targeting multiple aircraft with a green pointer laser, according to federal ...