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Microlighting

Microlighting is all about having the freedom of the skies, flying by the seat of your pants like a paraglider, but with an engine to get you up there in the first place!
Microlights are small 2 seat aircraft which come in two styles flexwing, which is an open-air hang-glider wing but with trike, wheels and engine and a fixed-wing, which is more like a conventional aircraft.
You can just about fly anywhere (within reason!), land in small fields, visit friends, favourite pubs!
It is relatively easy to learn to fly and much cheaper both to learn and to buy than conventional `Group A¿ aircraft.

Thanks to East of Scotland microlights for supplying us with the facts.

Microlighting with East of Scotland Microlights

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Want to get started?

There are at least four good microlight schools in Scotland who offer trial flights and tuition.
Prices start at about £50 for a 30-minute flight and tuition rates vary, but £80 per lesson is about average. Gift vouchers are also the norm.
Any restrictions? Maximum weight 15 stone, minimum age 8 years.

Where to go:

East Fortune Airfield (40min's East of Edinburgh) East of Scotland Microlights, Scotland's largest and oldest-established club/school and next to Concorde's new home at the Museum of Flight. Beautiful countryside to fly over, with fabulous sandy beaches, pretty villages and the amazing Bass Rock. www.eosm.co.uk

Scottish Aeroclub, Perth Airport Microlighting at Perth Airport gives you the thrill of flying in Perthshire¿s diverse scenery. On the edge of the Grampians you could be flying over the Grampian mountains from Glenshee all the way down to the Fife coast. www.scottishaeroclub.org.uk

Strathaven, Lanarkshire Microlight Scotland - less than an hour from Glasgow, Edinburgh and Ayr, south of East Kilbride. Fly around the Clyde Valley, see Bothwell Castle, the Falls of Clyde and New Lanark from the air. www.microlightscotland.com

Strathaven, Lanarkshire Sportflight Scotland is the only full-time three-axis microlight training school in Scotland. With an enclosed cabin, with heater - just like light aircraft - it is perfect for winter flights. www.sportflightscotland.com

Strathaven, Lanarkshire - Hovercraft Scotland. Flying without wings at Strathaven Airfield! Take control - if you can! - or a personal hovercraft and learn to fly on our training paddock before tackling our race course. www.hovercraftscotland.com

Administrative Bodies ...

British Microlight Aircraft Association
the parent body which tells you all about the sport of microlighting.

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