Short Final

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • An air traffic control center (ORD TRACON) issued a warning to an airliner about an unauthorized laser illumination event.
  • The incident involved a green laser targeting an aircraft at 7,000 feet, ten miles west of PWK.
  • The airliner's crew acknowledged the warning and humorously replied that they would be "not looking."
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ORD TRACON was pretty busy last night, so we had to wait to check in for a couple of minutes. Just ahead of us, we heard TRACON issue an airliner a warning about an unauthorized laser illumination event:

TRACON:
“Airline XXX, unauthorized laser illumination event at 0035Z, ten miles west of PWK, reported at 7,000 feet — a green laser.”

Airliner XXX:
“Roger. Airline XXX. We’ll be — [short pause] — not looking.”


Chris Lawson

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