[bawolff]

I think it should be assault. Yes its more serious when doing it to someone operating a vehicle, doubly so for aircraft, but that doesn't make it ok to do it to randoms.

I dont particularly think we need new laws though, intentionally hurting someone is already illegal. The mechanism shouldn't matter.

[smorgusofborg]

Of course these are all illegal assault, and an assault with high potential of permanent damage is itself very serious, but an assault on a surgeon in the middle of a critical operation is both an assault and one attempted murder, for a pilot considerably more..