Bad press for PPG in France

[gordon_dunn]

http://video.msnbc.msn.com/msnbc.com/47263861#47263861

A crazy stunt- looks like this guy didn't intend to land- obviously the wing collapsed with the updraft from the chimney.

GD

[alan_k]

The FFPLUM are not taking this too seriously, this is part of their response:

Of the overflight incident of a nuclear power with a paramotor.

The French Federation of ULM (FFPLUM) deplores and strongly condemns the action taken today by Greenpeace, the Bugey nuclear power plant, using an aircraft type which is part of PPG 6 ULM classes of regulation.

This action purports to show that plants are not protected against aviation risks. This is not the first time that such amalgam is made ​​dramatically and demagogic.

On the merits, a unit of less than 110kg flying at 40km / h obviously does any kind of threat to a nuclear power plant. More generally recreational equipment (aircraft, microlights, model) have absolutely nothing like airliners or fighter planes.

Technically this action is completely ridiculous and inopérente.

_______________

Excuse the google translate for some of it.

Cheers,

Alan

[fordnmt]

another link here...

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xqj6kz ... mbediframe

I work for Greenpeace but don't know these pilots - looks like safety was not particularly the primary factor here as should always be the case.

[pete_b]

Should have been shot down. anyone who knows the others should report them.

[Guest]

I have no problem with Greenpeace they do loads of good stuff,

But this can only be negative publicity for them as I for one feel less inclined so show any support to people who would spend my donated money on a paramotor and wing to go and do something to make the charity look stupid and loose the confidence of it's supporters.

I love 'positive' publicity stunts, but this one is a perfect example of the risk of the 'bounce effect' when they go wrong.

SW

[Hemberg]

I can't say I'm fond of nuclear power, at least not the generation we have today, generation 4 is a different story.

So this manifestation isn't something I like to see. But I have to admit I'm slightly biased

[t_andrews]

Don't know who the pilot was, but they simply didn't consider rotor on a low downwind over that "structure".

The result was predictable except to them. Silly rabbit.

Did they even plan to land inside the facility or do a classic outside land and dash...

They're lucky it went parachutal at least.

[pete_b]

I think you will find that the collapse is due to flying over the chimney and through the fast rising hot air.

I think he intended to fly away but ended up with brown stains in his pants and quite a few broken bones

[Trickyh]

I think the chimney initiated the collapse, then he was trapped in the up/downdraft/rotor from the proximity of the building.

Any idea whose wings they were on? I don't think they were reflex... (?)

[gordon_dunn]

He's just lucky it wasn't a superheated steam outlet!!!!

[helimed01]

I don't know anything about N-power plants but it seems that as he flew over the smaller pipe structure just left front of the dome his wing collapsed. Its as if hot air may have been pouring out of that small pipe.

Who knows.

Regards.

[Farmer_Dave]

He might not have shown how vulnerable a nuclear plant is....but on a positive note, he did keep us all on our toes by showing how vulnerable our wings can be. And perhaps it might deter a few "would be" assasins from hijacking our sport in future. I hope