A paraglider was lucky to escape injury after crashing with a drone mid-air over a west coast beach. Photo / Rob TaggartA drone pilot has been convicted and fined $1000 in a landmark case after his recreational drone collided mid-air with a paraglider. The incident happened in 2018 between a drone and trainee paraglider at Karioitahi Beach near Waiuku. He convicted and fined the drone pilot $1000. The Civil Aviation Authority is welcoming the conviction, saying it was a "deceptively dangerous" crash which could have easily ended in tragedy.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 18, 2021 23:15 UTC