red750 Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 A protester in a powered chute interrupted a Euro 2020 match in Munich between Germany and France. He zoomed in over the field and collided with a wire supporting the spidercam, before swinging over the crowd and eventually crashing onto the pitch. The parachute had the words “Kick out oil" and "Greenpeace” written on it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted June 16, 2021 Author Share Posted June 16, 2021 dvu_160621_FOT_PARACHUTE_PROTEST_SITE_202106160827_1596.mp4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Don't think it's powered is it? Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyBoy1960 Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 9 minutes ago, facthunter said: Don't think it's powered is it? Nev Spec Savers have a special at the moment 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 (edited) It's very hard to see in the fast video - but yes, he did have a tiny motor and prop strapped to him. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/greenpeace-apologizes-paraglide-protester-euro-2020-1.6067790 I bet he turned a greener shade of green when he found out police snipers had him in their sights, and were prepared to shoot him if it was deemed a terrorism attack. He can probably thank his lucky stars that it was German police who had him in their sights. If it was America, he'd have been riddled like a colander before he even dropped inside the stadium! Edited June 19, 2021 by onetrack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thruster88 Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 (edited) Electric para motor. Mission whent wrong due to unseen steel cable. Edited June 19, 2021 by Thruster88 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 This paramotor bloke is going to do time, nothing surer. It's bad enough that interfered with a European football game (a capital offence, no doubt in the EU) - but he overflew many people, against regulations, damaged camera equipment, and injured some spectators. Talk about the ultimate in idiocy, and an inability to do even basic flight planning. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planedriver Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 So that's what "fly by wire means" We learn something new most days!😄 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 It appears the paramotor bloke talked his way out of trouble, as he originally had no plans to go anywhere close to the stadium - but a mechanical failure in the form of a broken throttle control meant he had inadequate control of his rig, and that's why he ended up crashing into the stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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