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Whew! Other than flying into powerlines, another pilot in our group and I had the biggest no–no experience in #paragliding today: mid-air collision. Luckily, we were at the same altitude and it was just our wingtips that collided and then came untangled after a few seconds. Both of us and our gliders are fine.

Another guy in our group was hit by a pilot from a competition that was happening. That comp pilot's feet hit the top of the glider and ripped part of it open, so our groupmate pilot had to land on a partially deflated wing.

Two in one day is...bad. The other pilot and I have the exact same recollection of what happened, but hopefully some of the guides saw it and can help with a debrief.

But, hey, my launch and landing were perfect.