The US Secret Service arrested a man instructing the laser pointer to the Marine One helicopter with President Donald Trump on board. The incident occurred Saturday night at the Constant Boulevard in Washington, when the presidential council had a small height near other aircraft and the Washington Memorial.
According to NBC News, the action of the detained person has created a risk of sudden vision loss for a pilot and disoriented, which could lead to an air collision.
Jacob Samuel Winkler turned out to be detained, who found a knife in a search. During the interrogation process, the man said that he did not know about the ban on laser aircraft to the aircraft and was accused of regularly using it to indicate road signs. He faced five years in prison and fined 250,000 dollars.
Security experts note that even small laser columns cause serious threat to aviation, especially on flights at low altitude. A beam may temporarily blind pilot or cause serious optical illusions in the process of taking and landing.
Since 2012, a federal law has taken effect in the United States, banning the tools of laser investors on the plane, with a maximum penalty of up to 5 years in prison.
Remember that chairperson The United States is literally pursuing dangerous situations on board. So last week a helicopter Hiking He landed in London, and before that, the dangerous state aircraft became close to the passenger ship during the flight to the UK.
