The Tooradin airfield's Gippsland Aeronautics GA-8 Airvan has been reported in media that it was hit by gale-force winds shortly after landing and before the pilot had a chance to tie the aircraft down after a parachute drop



There was no report on the fate of the parachutists apparently dropped only a few minutes earlier



There were no reported injuries

Ten young whooping cranes on their first migratory flight under the care of a microlight 'mother' crane have been grounded in Alabama by the USA's federal regulator after having flown more than halfway to their winter home in Florida



The regulator wants to investigate whether the journey violates regulations because the pilot was being paid by a conservation group to lead the cranes instead of working for free



"Pilots of Operation Migration's weight-shift controlled flexible-wing microlight are licensed to fly the aircraft because that's the category it falls under - FAA regulations prohibit such sport aircraft from being flown for the benefit of a business or charity as only pilots with commercial licenses can fly for hire"

Eleven people have died after a hot-air balloon contacted power-lines during the landing attempt bursting into flames and plummeting into the ground near the Clareville show grounds north of the Wairarapa town in New Zealand



"They've clipped a power wire and tried to go up then they've sort of gone across the road then its caught fire and they come down in a hell of a hurry"