Kite-flying poses threat to jets


ktbwau 1...Weststar Aviation Service Sdn Bhd base manager Capt Zaidi showing string at helicopter yesterday/.pic by SAZUKI EMBONG/April 21/2014

KOTA BARU: Kite-flying in the vicinity of the Sultan Ismail Petra Airport in Pengkalan Chepa has become a serious threat to aircraft after four incidents of helicopter rotors being entangled with kites’ nylon lines.

Kelantan Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) manager Su’aidi Yusof said there were also similar cases reported by a local pilot training centre involving its single-engine aircraft.

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