Return to the incident list: Incident List Collision with Other Aircraft/Ultralight (Almost) PPG Type: Type of Injury:

Pilot Details

Age: 41 Weight: 155 Gender: Highest rating held at the time of the incident: Pilot experience level:

Gear Details

Wing Brand: Model: Silex, Small DULV 2 Size: Paramotor Frame: Fly 70 with

Incident Details

January 1, 2006 Location of the incident: , Type of Incident:

I had been taking pictures and circled around to take more shots of the same pilot. He was looking me as I set up a slow convergence then put both hands on the camera to snap off a few. We got closer and at the point where he should have turned away from me he slightly turned towards me. That quickly put us on a solid collision course and I immediately reached up to pull the left brake. We barely avoided hitting. Had I missed my reach for that brake we would have fully engaged each others wings, probably having our bodies hit with catastrophic results.

There was no communication and I was not familiar flying close with the other pilot. Then being in that position without my hands in the controls left me incredibly vulnerable.

Note: The picture at the right was NOT the pilot in the report. But it was this type of picture that was being shot.

Flight Window: Wind Speed: Type: Phase of Flight: Type of Injury: Collateral Damage: Analysis of the incident (additional input by the incident investigation team): Photos (if available):

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