Four days on, Austrian paraglider still under surveillance

Rajkot: For four days now, a paragliding enthusiast from Austria has been kept grounded and confined to the pilgrim town of Dwarka, where he had to make a forced landing after gliding his way through the coastal belt of Goa, Mumbai, Daman and Gujarat.
Peter Nazbet (37), apparently had no valid license. He told The Indian Express on Friday: “Paragliding is an international sport; I do not intend to harm any one. It is just a form of recreation for me.”
Although there were intelligence warning about possible air-borne terror strikes, Peter was let off twice by the Gujarat Police at Bhavnagar and Madhavpur, after perfunctory interrogation soon after he had landed there earlier. The Dwarka police, however, during the verification of his documents, found that his paragliding license, limited to Goa, had expired in 2005.
The police said they are waiting for an official confirmation from the Director General of Civil Aviation and the Indian Air Force (IAF) whether Peter had permission to fly.
Till then, he will be kept confined to Dwarka “under surveillance”, the police said.
30/01/10 Hiral Dave/Indian Express

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Categories: Foreign Jan 2010, Indian Aviation- In General Jan 2010, Safety Jan 2010