View Full Version : Mid-air collision in AZ
paiken
October 16th, 2010, 14:30
Between a motorized paraglider and a hot air balloon
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39699195/ns/us_news/
Daveroo
October 16th, 2010, 14:39
wow...how do you not see a ballon?
Lionheart
October 16th, 2010, 14:58
Ex-husband going after his ex-wife perhaps?
Glad no one was injured.
I would like to hear the pilots excuse for running into a balloon. WWI is now over. That is not an observation balloon...
Aviator32
October 16th, 2010, 17:10
I noticed a lot of Hot air balloons over to the west of Deer Valley while I was in Scottsdale. They even appear in FSX in the same location, I can't remember the name of the airfield. I saw one this morning as I was leaving town much further east to the north of Scottsdale Airport.
Video here - http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_northern_az/other/paraglider-collides-with-hot-air-balloon-in-ariz..
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Panther_99FS
October 16th, 2010, 17:55
wow...how do you not see a ballon?
Exactly what I was wondering....:isadizzy:
Dain Arns
October 16th, 2010, 18:03
Maybe it suddenly darted out in front of him, like those pesky weather balloons... :icon_lol:
paiken
October 16th, 2010, 20:28
Those hot air balloons are a regular feature out here during the "cooler" months. Take you up for a champagne breakfast flight (no the pilot does not indulge) for around a hundred bucks a person. The concierge at most of the local hotels can probably give you the lowdown.
bstolle
October 17th, 2010, 00:43
It's VERY easy to misjudge the distance to an almost non-moving object in midair without any reference around. If it's a balloon or a hovering helo, they tend to grow rapidly within the last few seconds and it's easy to misjudge the distance when doing a close 'fly-by'
Dain Arns
October 17th, 2010, 04:44
I've included a news report that has video and pictures of the collision.
Looks like he dead centered the balloon.
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