A THRILLSEEKER with no flying experience bought a microlight during lockdown — then crashed it after taking off by mistake. The novice pilot took it for a spin on the ground but accidentally hit a ...

UK-based ProAirsport has developed a hybrid microlight/glider with electrically powered wheels used for taxiing and takeoff, and a jet turbine for climbing and cruising. During flight, the engine can ...

Rab’s Microlight has long been a go-to for versatile warmth, but the new Windstopper version adds Gore-Tex brilliance to create a jacket that’s noticeably tougher against the elements without losing i ...

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A search is under way for a microlight aircraft which has gone missing while travelling between Northern Ireland and Scotland. The lightweight craft was on its way from the City of Derry airport to ...

The pilot of a microlight aircraft had a lucky escape when he crashed into trees while trying to make an emergency landing. The aircraft had been one of three which left from Connel airfield, near ...

This is the terrifying moment the engine of a microlight suddenly cuts out at 300ft - forcing the rookie pilot into an emergency landing in a field. Aviator John Merriman, 53, of Somerton, Somerset, ...

Two men has been killed in a microlight aircraft crash after it plunged more than 500ft onto a family farm. Farmer Steve Powell told how the small aircraft smashed into a field on his family’s 80-acre ...

A search for a microlight plane reported as having crashed into the North Sea ended with a bag of balloons being found instead. Coastguards were alerted when two eyewitnesses separately reported ...

Mr Sykes set flew over 20 countries in his microlight to reach Australia A man from West Yorkshire who flew a microlight from the UK to Australia has been awarded a trophy for "the spirit of adventure ...

Tornados, which can be flown to a height of 50,000 ft (15,240m), are based at RAF Marham in Norfolk An RAF fighter pilot left "little margin for error" in a near-miss with a landing microlight, a ...