A parachutist caused major problems at the Calgary International Airport early Monday evening, flying a powered parachute in the path of planes. RCMP say the parachute was spotted flying over the areas of south Airdrie and Balzac, resulting in flights being diverted from landing in Calgary. The HAWCS helicopter was in the air and upon the operator seeing the helicopter he was able to land quite promptly," said Const. RCMP wouldn't say what the man was doing. According to Transport Canada, to fly a powered parachute you need a minimum 20 hours of ground-school training followed by an 80-question written exam.

Source: CBC News April 19, 2017 17:26 UTC