C208 has mid air with a paraglider

[EricJ]

Hobby drone operators are required to get training to understand how airspace regulations work, so it's a mystery to me how some of this other stuff gets a free pass.

Also, this was in our latest AZ Pilot's Assoc newsletter in the listing of recent reported accidents and incidents:

Date: November 10, 2021
Info. Source: FAA
Location: Eloy (E60)
Type: Bell B-407 Helicopter
Injuries: 1 Uninjured
TETHER CAUGHT IN ROTOR

The Bell B-407 skid caught a paraglider tether which then got wound up on the rotor. The helicopter made a forced landing in the desert eight miles east-southeast of E60. There was minor damage to the skid only.
 

Edited December 26, 2021 by EricJ

[RobertGary1]

2 minutes ago, EricJ said:

Hobby drone operators are required to get training to understand how airspace regulations work, so it's a mystery to me how some of this other stuff gets a free pass.

Also, this was in our latest AZ Pilot's Assoc newsletter in the listing or recent reported accidents and incidents:

Date: November 10, 2021
Info. Source: FAA
Location: Eloy (E60)
Type: Bell B-407 Helicopter
Injuries: 1 Uninjured
TETHER CAUGHT IN ROTOR

The Bell B-407 skid caught a paraglider tether which then got wound up on the rotor. The helicopter made a forced landing in the desert eight miles east-southeast of E60. There was minor damage to the skid only.
 

Only commercial drone operators require training.