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Old 11th Jan 2017, 15:19
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'I wasn't paying attention to the sky around me, but I knew that this space was all for our own and only two paramotorists had taken off.
'I was going higher and higher with a big smile on my face - I was taking some selfies.
'On one of my circles, I was facing east and suddenly there was this huge roar.
'There was no anticipation or second thoughts - I didn't see anything coming towards me.
'It was the scariest thing. I was immediately screaming and crying and panicked with no idea what to do.

So in summary, NOTAM'd activity in class G airspace, para-motor pilot of less than 2 years experience, admits to not paying attention to surroundings and taking selfies whilst at the controls. And somehow the tone of this article suggests that the properly trained and authorised RAF aircrew are to blame...?
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