Helicopters: what pilots need to know

French police issued a warning to paraglider pilots in September not to risk flying at night following a near miss with a helicopter in Chamonix. The rules are very clear, says Fred Souchon, a professional mountain rescuer with the PGHM (Peloton de Gendarmerie de Haute Montagne), the mountain rescue service in the Alps. “It’s forbidden to fly with a paraglider at night. That’s the rule and we don’t plan to change that,” he says.

The warning, issued by the PGHM on social media, comes following an incident on...