Conviction over New Zealand’s first mid-air collision between drone and paraglider

The Civil Aviation Authority is welcoming the conviction yesterday of a recreational drone pilot at the Manukau District Court over a deceptively dangerous" 2018 mid-air collision between his drone and a trainee paraglider at Karioitahi Beach near Waiuku. The conviction follows Judge Mina Wharepouri finding the man guilty in October 2020 on two charges under [...]