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An unlicensed paramotor operator said he did not know he needed a flight permit to operate the device after it collided with electric transmission cables near Camp last May, leaving 1,000 homes without electricity. That s according to an Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) report into the crash, after which the 59-year-old pilot was hospitalised with cuts to his face. On May 27 last, the pilot departed Maharees, using a 2018 paramotor, to carry out a short leisure flight on what was a largely clear day. At around midday, the pilot flew over a caravan park near Camp village and turned for home. After making the turn, however, he did not adjust the wing trims and subsequently lost altitude. The device became entangled in cables over the caravan park, the cables snapped, and the paramotor and pilot fell to the ground. ....