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Malenyites injured in flying acident |
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Written by Les Fawkes
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Thursday, 11 February 2010 |
Ross and Keith Hopper are well known in the Maleny community.
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From from time to time they can be seen flying across the Maleny
skyline in an aerochute. An Aerochute is a powered parachute designed
specifically with safety and ease of operation in mind. It is
designed to be virtually stall or spin resistant and in the case of an
engine failure it simply lands safely as a parachute would. The
version owned by the Hopper fasmily is a dual seater.
On Friday February 5th at about 7.30a.m. Keith and Ross Hopper were
attempting to take off from their property in McCarthy’s Road, Maleny
when an apparent error of judgement saw the machine come crashing back
to the ground from about 20 meters.
Police and ambulance officers were called to the scene where they found
that Ross, who was operating the aerochute, was not injured, and Keith
was taken to Nambour General Hospital with minor back injuries.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 11 February 2010 )
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