Originally Posted by
ExSp33db1rd
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How long did the NZ balloon pilot have to plan his contact with the wires, turn off the tank, blah blah blah ??
Here is the accident summary. (Link to download full report on that page.)
Turning off the gas at the cylinder/s wouldn't have made much difference in this case; electrical arcing ruptured one of them.
Hence my thought a few posts above to have some kind of guard fitted.
None of which can guarantee safety if a pilot carelessly or deliberately places his vehicle in harms way, of course.