Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 170; Flight Crew Total 1150; Flight Crew Type 210
Distraction; Physiological - Other
Other Laser
Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Environment - Non Weather Related
Tonight while level at 4;500 FT; we (Student and Instructor) were blinded for 3-4 seconds by a green laser approximately 10 miles south/southeast of SGJ. The laser came from a residential community immediately west of the main beach road on the beach side of St. Augustine. The laser illuminated; found our aircraft; and then remained trained on our aircraft for 3-4 seconds. While we were not harmed; we were blinded and our night vision remained obscured for a short while after. It took a few minutes to become fully acclimated to night flying again.
An Instructor pilot and his Student were momentarily blinded by a green laser while in level flight at 4;500 MSL.