Microlight hire

[tomboo]

Is there anywhere in London: Denham, Elstree, Wycombe... Where I can hire a microlight from a club, I can only find equity shares and I'm not ready to invest in a plane.

I want to continue to fly PA28/172 but also rent a microlight to keep costs down and my hours up!

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[chevvron]

You might have a problem there.

[this is my username]

Popham?

Plus some more words to make the reply long enough

[carlmeek]

Just to spell It out.

Microlight hire does not exist. It isn't legal. Same with any other permit aircraft. They are not certified so cannot be rented out.

[Leigh Caudwell]

Has been legal for a few years now, don't know of anywhere in the area you are interested in though, you would be better asking google.

Rules/guide for hiring explained here. http://www.bmaa.org/files/til032_2_microlight_hiring.pdf

[Heston]

Microlight hire in the UK is now legal (it wasn't until a few years ago). The rules are summarised in BMAA TIL32 http://www.flybyhire.co.uk/upload/BMAA%20TIL%2032%202008.pdf


However, and its a big however, very few schools/clubs actually do it because each individual aircraft has to have a dispensation from the CAA and insurance costs are very high. To be honest you'd be lucky to find one.


Also hours flown in a microlight may not count towards licence revalidation, depending on what type of licence you hold.

[carlmeek]

My mistake.

the micro must be factory built.

[Jan Olieslagers]

Perhaps you should not look at a club but rather at a dealer? IOW a commercial outfit, whereas a club is supposed to be "not for profit".

[tomboo]

Maybe it's something for the future then !

[magpienja]

£75ph wet where I fly from...flex and fixed...