Paragliding incident Sweden Härekeberga 20131012

Paragliding incident Sweden Härekeberga 2013- 10-12
- We do not use the weak link.
- Swedish Accident Investigation Authoritys report: http://www.havkom.se/en/investigation...

"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 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..."

Swedish newspapers:
http://www.expressen.se/nyheter/olive...

http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/art...

https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/upp...

http://www.unt.se/nyheter/enkoping/pl...

https://www.nyteknik.se/teknikrevyn/d...
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Why I look up and down all the time.

In order to keep the paraglider 90 degrees to the tow machine, you have to watch all the time against the paraglider and then against the towing machine. Especially when you are a beginner, as I was then, and if there is a sidewind. If you do not, there is a risk of getting lockout and dying. In my other videos, I usually cut off the head movements but in this video it was important not to cut out a few details in order to see the entire process.
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