Links - to key websites
The British Microlight Aircraft Association looks after us microlight pilots.
The Civil Aviation Authority - to whom the BMAA report.
P&M are the largest manufacturers of flexwing microlights in the UK.
The weather.
XCWeather shows you the weather right now.
Met Office aviation weather charts. We check these before we fly.
Microlights for sale on BMAA website.
Aerosport import the outstanding Ikarus C42 amongst others.
National Private Pilots Licence information
Worlds leading manufacturer of open cockpit comms equipment.
Specialist flying clothing for flex wings
UK Distributor for ROTAX Aircraft Engines
Aviation products for pilots - Pooleys Flight Equipment
Other links
WEATHER
WeatherWeb is a maze of aviation related weather information. Very detailed.
The Weather Channel gives you a choice of hourly detailed forecasts to 10 day forecasts.
ENGINE DISTRIBUTORS & MODIFICATION ANNOUNCEMENTS
Rotax Owners Association will email you with service updates for your engine.
Simon Baker. The only microlight pilot to land at 17,500ft on the side of Mt Everest. RMH's report.
Over Everest in a Pegasus Quantum flown by Richard Meredith-Hardy.
London to Sydney in 55 days in a Pegasus GT450.
Flymicro is the home of adventurer and record breaker Richard Meredith-Hardy.
Brian Milton was the first person to fly around the world in a flexwing microlight.
Eppo Numan flew the Atlantic first in his Raven microlight in 1989/90 and now wishes to circumnavigate the world by powered parachute.
Durham Microlights has lots of tips, stories, photos, etc.
Microlight World has almost 2,000 microlight photos and a few videos.
MICROLIGHT MANUFACTURERS
Thruster manufacture the T600 here in the UK.
Evektor manufacture the fast and popular Eurostar.
Jabiru of Australia manufacture the sleek looking UL-D Microlight.
Aeroprakt manufacture the A22 Foxbat kit microlight. It looks great.
Xair is manufactured by the Wessex Light Aeroplane Company in the UK.
JDT Minimax, supply the kits for this tiny single seat fixed wing. Quite unique!
Quad City Ultralight Aircraft Corp manufacture kits for the Challenger range.
Fantasy Air manufacture the Allegro either as a kit or ready to fly in the Czech Republic.
Sport Air are the UK dealers for Rans of which over 4,000 have been sold worldwide.
XC-Aviation supply the aptly named Elf in kit form.
RFIB have been insuring our microlights and their pilots for many years.
BMAA Classifieds is run by the British Microlight Aircraft Association.
AFORS is a popular and regularily updated aviation website.
The Hangar had a few microlights for sale the last time we looked.
BMAA Records site tells you current records and what to do if you want to set one yourself.
BMAA or British Microlight Aircraft Association that us microlight pilots belong too.
CAA or Civil Aviation Authority to whom the BMAA report.
PFA or The Popular Flying Association is for those who fly things a bit bigger than microlights.
NPPL website is not so much an organisation, but tells you everything about getting a NPPL.
Yahoo Microlight forum. Probably the most active microlight forum on the web.
Tanarg Builders forum. Great if you are building one yourself and need some top tips.
MICROLIGHT RELATED ARTICLES
Fifth Gear visited Long Marston drag strip...then came to play with our Quik microlight.
Telegraph report on blind pilot, Miles Hilton-Barber who flew from London to Sydney.
Thrust SSC Supersonic World Land Speed Record supported by microlight.
DOWNLOADS
Medical Declaration of Health (downloads as a PDF file that you can save to your PC)
CAP 413 Radiotelephony Manual (downloads as a PDF file that you can save to your PC)
Freedom Sports Aviation, The Control Tower, Long Marston Airfield, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 8LL
Telephone: 01789 263999 Mobile: 07802 728051 Email: Simon Baker
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