A female pilot warned people not to mess around with lasers because it could cause serious accidents.
Sabrina Johnson, who works for a regional airline in the US, said people don't realise the danger it poses to pilots.
And while some may think it's a lighthearted prank, she insisted it's "not funny" at all.
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The 22-year-old flight instructor spoke candidly about getting "lasered" three times in the past five years.
"When I was flying through New York city doing some sightseeing I was getting lasered," she said in a now-viral video.
"It's basically like a green laser that flashes and they try to blind pilots.
"People think it's funny. It's not."
She asked passengers to put their heads down as she flew by the laser pointer.
And then, she informed the air traffic control tower about the incident and requested information on where to land.
While no one was hurt in the incident, she received a call from the FBI about the perpetrators.
Law enforcement narrowed the location down to within a 1.3 mile radius of where someone was shooting the laser.
Sabrina also spoke about another incident, where police were sent out by air traffic control to deal with more pranksters.
She continued: "They will find you, they take this so seriously, especially New York.
"If you try to take down an aircraft, you will go to jail – fine or imprisonment up to five years."
The pilot added: "Because if you actually blind a pilot with the laser and you are the reason people end up hurt, you're probably going to jail a lot longer than just the stupid time for pointing a laser at their aircraft.
"I don't get it, I don't get the point."
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