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IAF jets nearly hit paraglider
Yoav Zitun
Published: 11.12.12, 18:13
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1. THE PARAGLIDER WILL PROBABLY ALSO NEED A CHANGE OF PANTS !
Rafi ,   US   (12.11.12)
2. thrill seekers
tom ,   toronto, canada   (12.11.12)
if he got hit by the wash from the 4 jets climbing to avoid him, he got his thrill for the week.
3. They should be required to have transponders.
Bunnie Meyer ,   Los Angeles, CA USA   (12.11.12)
Right to fly does not mean the right to down a jet by being sucked into an engine.
4. Transponders are heavy and...
Jack Neeper ,   Oludeniz, Turkey   (12.12.12)
require huge power sources. The IAF is clearly at fault here. Despite being forewarned that paragliders were flying in the area they still went ahead with their flight. Share the road, share the sky.
5. Good news for terrorists!
Bernie ,   Raanana, Israel   (12.13.12)
An IAF source stressed that ..... "The detection systems in jets don't recognize parachuters, as they glide at almost zero speed, unlike moving targets," he said. Where is the IDF censor?
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