A 47-year-old man who shone a laser at a police helicopter leaving the pilot "disorientated by the intense light" in Greater Manchester has been jailed.
Andrew Paul Holden, of Chapelfield in Radcliffe, admitted endangering an aircraft at Bolton Crown Court.
The National Police Air Service (NPAS) was deployed over Radcliffe on 13 October 2014 when the laser was shone into the cockpit. No-one was injured.
Holden was sentenced to six months in prison on Friday.
BBC News - Radcliffe man jailed for shining laser at police helicopter
I wonder if airlines will ban him from using them?