A video of paragliders landing in Sea Point Main Road is doing the rounds on social media. Image: Pixabay.
WATCH: Sea Point paragliders forced to land in Main Road
A video of tandem paragliders forced to land in Sea Point in a stormy Cape Town on Wednesday is doing the rounds on social media.
A video of paragliders landing in Sea Point Main Road is doing the rounds on social media. Image: Pixabay.
Tandem paragliders apparently managed to land safely in the busy Sea Point Main Road in difficult weather in Cape Town on Wednesday, 2 November.
FORCED LANDING IN SEA POINT
Local musician, Chad Saaiman, posted a video of the incident to his Twitter page. He said he witnessed it while parking in Sea Point.
“Landing seemed to be managed under the circumstances. Not sure about this being launched/approved with this weather,” he wrote. There are thunderstorms and rain in parts of the city on Wednesday.
In the video, the tandem paragliders appear to collide with a vehicle as they hit the ground.
A landing site is located on a strip of grass along the Sea Point promenade. In its cautionary advice, about launching from Signal Hill, the South African Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association (SAHPA), says gliding out too low or against an unexpected headwind to land at the Sea Point promenade could result in a forced landing amongst buildings.
“Many experienced pilots have been caught out at this site. It looks deceptively safe, do not be fooled into flying here if you do not have the required experience,” warned SAHPA. Signal Hill is a Sport-rated site that is not suitable for low-airtime pilots.
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