Learn to Fly a Microlight
Learn to fly a microlight with our team of experienced, CAA approved instructors. We teach fixed wing or flexwing, from initial lesson right through to gaining your microlight licence.
Microlight Training
To fly a microlight aircraft you need a PPL/D Microlight licence. This is gained by training with a qualified microlight flying instructor in accordance with a CAA (civil aviation authority) syllabus of training.
The minimum requirements to get the microlight licence are 25 hours total flying time including; 10 hours solo and two qualifying cross country flights of 40 nautical miles. Once your training is complete you will need to pass a General Flying Test, an oral exam, and 5 multiple-choice exams in the Principles of flight, Air law, Navigation, Meteorology and Human factors. This may sound a little onerous but in practice it is fascinating and good fun. Don‘t be frightened of the exams either, although thorough they are easily and enjoyably learnt and our 100% pass rate serves to prove this point.
The above licence requirements are minimums and do not guarantee a pass, everyone learns at different rates and times may vary. However, anyone with determination and a little application should be able to "win their wings".
Each flying lesson is booked as a slot that allows for one hour flying and time for briefing / debriefing etc.
Safety
All Microlight aircraft have to be built by civil aviation authority (CAA) approved companies to rigorous airworthiness standards. Recent statistics from the CAA showed microlight aircraft to be the safest form of private aviation in the UK. However any aircraft is only as safe as the pilot who files it, therefore thorough training and a high degree of common sense are both vital in the making of a safe pilot.
Who can fly
Almost everyone! Maximum pilot weight is around 90 Kg and the minimum age to start is 14. Solo flights can be made from age 16, and a licence can be held from 17. There is no maximum age - Eric acheived his microlight licence on his 80th birthday! 
We are also one of a very few schools to have specially modified aircraft for people with a range of disabilities. Having said all that if you are in any doubt about being able to learn to fly microlights, do call us, as we may still be able to help.
Weather
In short, the weather required for a training flight is about the same as you would want for an enjoyable walk in the countryside. So, a wind speed of no more than 20 mph, visibility greater than 5 Km in flight, cloud base above 1000 feet and preferably no rain.
When can I learn?
Microlights can be flown all year round.
