Meet the air traffic controller who flies to work via powered paragliding and has to call the control tower to let his colleagues know he’s coming

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What happened

“I’m very small and I don’t show up on radar,” Hutzler said, “so they’ll want to kind of keep track of my location and get updates on my progress.”…

Key facts

  • Reported by Fortune and published Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:47:40 UTC.

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