This paraglider had to handle some high-stakes inflation — but not the way you would think.

A 27-year-old named Michael recently faced what would be most people’s nightmare while doing any sort of activity in the air.

In a viral TikTok video with over 4 million views, shocked viewers can see the moment when a large “6” balloon drifted into his path during a motorized paraglider flight, nearly getting caught in his equipment, causing him to crash.

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Bumped into a birthday balloon as I flew into the Sunset… #Paramotor #RealFairy #Paragliding #flying #ppg ♬ Free Bird – Lynyrd Skynyrd

“Shortly after takeoff, I spotted something drifting across the sky,” Michael told the Daily Dot . “At first I thought it was another pilot, then maybe a big bird, but as I got

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