Unauthorized green laser aimed at arriving planes


Air traffic control and pilots report multiple unauthorized green laser illuminations aimed at arriving aircraft near the airport. Controllers gave the location as west of the final approach, about five miles out, and warned pilots to use caution. Several flights reported seeing the green laser at different distances and altitudes.
Audio|Source: Louisville International Airport (KSDF)
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Transcript:
authorized laser illumination event, 20 miles of STF, pink and west, it's green laser. West of Bermuda intersection and six orange. Yeah, green in color. Heavy. 683 heavy, they give you the update on the laser there coming in. It'll be ahead of, off your left, coming in on the route there. Okay, no, I heard of talking about it, but they did. Yeah, we've had multiple reports, multiple events, coming from, we think, near the interstate of being Bourbon, so it'll be from the left, from the west, the green laser, just use caution, through there. Okay, thanks. Perch, PS-1077 heavy, heavy little approach at MECO, General Localizer, and after MECO, MECO, MECO, Names thing, 4,000. We'll join the localizer at Miko for a three five right and maintain 4,000 after Miko UPS 1077. We're at via Delta Cross 4029 and monitor ground point seven good night Delta cross 29 monitor ground use great night you've been 13 75 India is now current lobottimeter is 3006 unauthorized laser illumination event, 2.0Mouth Southwest of World International, Green Laser, from the west at 4,000 feet. Sending via with hotel. 3-109-0-3-3-35-right, thank you, for Sierra 36-0. 8.8, separation in India is now a current all-authorized laser illumination event, 20 miles south, SCF, came from the west, green laser. 1,000 as I was airport in Salem naval. Ohana, maintain 5,000. We'll call the field UPS 683 heavy. It's 1013 heavy to send to maintain 4,000 UPS 1013 3 5 rat 3 75 right clear to land runway 3 5Rat 3 5 right clear to land we're care 46 77 1 335-1 335-0 1 335-0-1-3-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 and we'll go fast UPS 683 hit. Yes, that's in the last time. I meant 35, right? Yeah, 35 right, UPS 688. 17 heavy. Maintain 179th, Cardinal, UPS 733 heavy. PS541 to heavy descent from 11,200 via the M-BEL. This 541 a 401-800. 3 heavy, best forward speed all the way to parcel and at Pegasus contact tower 124.2 the next. Best forward speed to parcel and at Pegasus Tower 242 UPS 683 have a good-bye. 93 have a good-bye 3.0.35 right. Where's not right? You can start 13, 9-0-3-00 541 heavy. Black President heading for sequence maintain 5,000. Just 541 present heading down to 5,000. Just 5.25. In all aircraft use caution, we just had a couple of unauthorized laser illumination events from the same spot, about 5 miles west of MECO on the arrival, on the final rather, a green laser from the west east coast.
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Louisville, KY
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