Single Seat De-Regulation
Single Seat De-Regulation (SSDR) has opened up access to many wonderful flying machines to the solo microlight licence holder. There is the possibility of further cross-credit routes to a microlight licence from hang glider and paraglider power ratings
Present Specification for Single Seat De-Regulation (SSDR)
1) Empty weight (with all fitted equipment needed for flight but with zero fuel) - not more than 115kg
2) Wing loading, based on empty weight, not to exceed 10kg/m²
3) Aircraft registration and compliance with the ANO section on display of registration marks
4) Noise testing and CAA certification in accordance with BCAR Section N
5) Licence appropriate for the aircraft type.
6) Mandatory 3rd party insurance in accordance with the EU directive.
2) Wing loading, based on empty weight, not to exceed 10kg/m²
3) Aircraft registration and compliance with the ANO section on display of registration marks
4) Noise testing and CAA certification in accordance with BCAR Section N
5) Licence appropriate for the aircraft type.
6) Mandatory 3rd party insurance in accordance with the EU directive.
All SSDR aircraft fall into the microlight definition, as an over-arching category, so this will mean that the stall speed must not exceed 35kts OR the wing loading at MTOW must not exceed 25kg/m² and also that the MTOW must not exceed 300kg for a landplane, 330kg for a seaplane/amphibian.
Paratrikes are the latest type of aircraft which utilise a paramotor-type engine unit
for the thrust attached to a single-seat 3-wheeled steerable trike unit which you sit in. A paraglider wing is then connected up which generates the all-important lift. Paratrikes are ideal for pilots who are unable to foot-launch a Paramotor owing to physical ailments such as a bad back or knee problems.Many slightly-built Paramotor pilots male or female - who are un-easy with the weight of a 30+kg paramotor on their back or those who just want the most relaxing offlights with easy launches and landings will love the ease and simplicity of flying a Paratrike. Due to its rolling start, a Paratrike can easily take-off in nil wind conditions which
are normally one of the most challenging aspects of foot-launching a Paramotor.
In a nutshell, Paratrikes are great fun, simple to operate and very safe. Unlike Paramotors, certain criteria must be met to legally fly a Paratrike in the UK.At the end of April 2007 (after a number of years of hard campaigning by the BMAA to simplify the airworthiness requirements for lightweight single-seat microlights such as Paratrikes), the UK CAA issued an exemption for single-seat microlights weighing less than 115 kgs to operate without needing to hold a Permit to Fly airworthiness certificate, but the pilot must have an NPPL Microlight (powered parachute) rating and the aircraft must have a valid CAA registration which is clearly marked in accordance with the regulations.
for the thrust attached to a single-seat 3-wheeled steerable trike unit which you sit in. A paraglider wing is then connected up which generates the all-important lift. Paratrikes are ideal for pilots who are unable to foot-launch a Paramotor owing to physical ailments such as a bad back or knee problems.Many slightly-built Paramotor pilots male or female - who are un-easy with the weight of a 30+kg paramotor on their back or those who just want the most relaxing offlights with easy launches and landings will love the ease and simplicity of flying a Paratrike. Due to its rolling start, a Paratrike can easily take-off in nil wind conditions which
are normally one of the most challenging aspects of foot-launching a Paramotor.
In a nutshell, Paratrikes are great fun, simple to operate and very safe. Unlike Paramotors, certain criteria must be met to legally fly a Paratrike in the UK.At the end of April 2007 (after a number of years of hard campaigning by the BMAA to simplify the airworthiness requirements for lightweight single-seat microlights such as Paratrikes), the UK CAA issued an exemption for single-seat microlights weighing less than 115 kgs to operate without needing to hold a Permit to Fly airworthiness certificate, but the pilot must have an NPPL Microlight (powered parachute) rating and the aircraft must have a valid CAA registration which is clearly marked in accordance with the regulations.
Airways Airsports offer the a range of courses for people wanting to take advantage of this new category.
