commercial microlight flying
 

hello

Can anyone answer my query or provide a link as I've had no luck finding the information.
I'm aware you cannot get remuneration for flying a microlight (or any aircraft for that matter) with PPL(A), however, as a FI you can as long as you are instructing.
Does this restriction apply to CPL(A) holders? Is it possible to take tourists on scenic flights with a CPL(A) or is commercial microlight flying not allowed irrespective of license type?
If it makes any difference this would take place in Spain.

Thank you in advance for your answers.

Back in New Zealand we weren't allowed to take paying passengers for joyrides in microlights, but the school sure did plenty of "trial lessons" if you know what I mean :hmm:

We also used to use our microlight on non-passenger commercial operations, in the beach town where we lived, we did some search and rescue operations with it when people got washed out to sea, and we also had a contract with the local radio station to fly over the beach and do a live surf report every morning.

Because microlights are generally sub-ICAO, and in Europe also Annex 2, which means not subject to EASA control - this comes entirely under national authority discretion. In the UK the only legal aerial work in microlights are instruction and test flying. However, Spain could well be different - and I did once see a microlight in Spain towing a banner advertising a bullfight.

So, it may be legal in Spain, but that is entirely down to the Spanish.

There must be a Spanish national microlight association and a national aero club. They should be able to answer the question.

G

OT: We have had the Police of Brandenburg federal state evaluating two rented double seater microlight-autogyros in Germany in 2009. However they were not accepted for duty by the police after the tests and a change of the interior minister there. Never found out what licence would have been required for official use of a microlight.

picture:
http://images.aerokurier.de/sixcms/m...pg.2260791.jpg

At risk of stating the obvious - micro/ultralights and gyroplanes aren't the same thing.

In Europe, microlights are Annex II, so subject only to national control. Gyroplanes may not be, depending upon weight and status, so could be either national or EASA aircraft.

That's an MT-03 with an MTOW of 450kg, but obviously rotary wing. The UK is treating those as Annex II, so presumably so would the Germans and this would be entirely at their national authority's discretion.

G