Originally Posted by
pilotjax
I have held JAA PPL(A) now for 6 years flying club Cessnas and Pipers. Cost of this is becoming an issue and since a friend introduced me to his microlight, I have now found myself at a local field (Damyns hall) and been doing a conversion on a CTSW (spoilt I know) but I now have the flying bug again!
I am now looking to purchase a microlight of my own and am presented with a vast choice. This is my first posting and from viewing some previous threads there are many like minded people out there with a vast amount of knowledge.
I am favouring a shadow at the moment as it has the required two seats and looks to be sensible in the running cost catagory. As this is to be my first departure into aircraft ownership I would appreciate thoughts and advice from those in the know.
Ha - welcome back. You have done exactly what I did although to be fair I was not introduced to microlighting in something as wonderful as a CTSW. I met a Thruster!!
I subsequently bought a Shadow and have had about 5 years of very safe and uneventful flying in them - truly a fantastic pilots aeroplane and can be picked up relatively cheaply these days. I think I can give you chapter and verse on them if you are interested? Just PM me.
There are some very cheap 3 axis machines to be had at the moment as everyone seems to want Rotax four stroke engines and this is depressing the second hand market for aircraft powered by Rotax two stroke engines. My old 503 air cooled never missed a beat and was certainly up to the job of what I wanted to do in terms of microlighting.
Tony
(I have actually got one of the newer hotship microlights myself now but I would still say that for pure piloting fun you can't beat a Shadow - my motivations have changed that's all)