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Paragliding Incident In Sweden Is A Nightmare For Every Skydiver
An aircraft of the model SAAB MFI 15 took off from Sundbro, Uppsala, for a VFR flight to Johannisberg, Västerås. Shortly thereafter began winching of a paraglider from Härkeberga, located along the aircraft's route.
At the final stage of the winching, at about 350 meters altitude, the paraglider pilot saw an airplane coming straight at him at a slightly lower altitude.
The aircraft passed below the paraglider a few seconds later luckly without colliding.
The height difference was estimated by the paraglider pilot to about 50 feet and the distance to the line was 1 to 3 meters.
The pilot of the aircraft never perceived the event. The map data that the pilot used - and which is the most widely used in general aviation - had no special marking of the paragliding activities at Härkeberga.
Neither the paraglider nor the aircraft flew at altitudes implying contact with controlled airspace...
At the final stage of the winching, at about 350 meters altitude, the paraglider pilot saw an airplane coming straight at him at a slightly lower altitude.
The aircraft passed below the paraglider a few seconds later luckly without colliding.
The height difference was estimated by the paraglider pilot to about 50 feet and the distance to the line was 1 to 3 meters.
The pilot of the aircraft never perceived the event. The map data that the pilot used - and which is the most widely used in general aviation - had no special marking of the paragliding activities at Härkeberga.
Neither the paraglider nor the aircraft flew at altitudes implying contact with controlled airspace...
