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The Island Microlight Club has just acquired its fifth airplane, giving its members more opportunities to enjoy this unique experience of flying. Microlights are very small single- or two-seater, ...

A microlight aircraft was seen flying “unusually” slowly before it entered a nosedive and crashed in Shifnal, killing two Market Drayton men, an inquest heard today. Sign up for the top news stories ...

Engine failure forced a microlight aircraft into an emergency landing in a Co Down barley field yesterday. It came down close to Moate Road, between Newtownards and Comber. Emergency services who ...

Next January, a squadron of disabled British servicemembers is scheduled to fly to the South Pole in up to five open-cockpit microlights to show what severely disabled people can achieve and inspire ...

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 ...

RECORD-BREAKING paraplegic microlight pilot Dave Sykes has returned to his North Yorkshire airfield to receive a hero’s welcome from his friends and colleagues. Dave set off from York’s Rufforth ...

Los Angeles, you either love the city or you hate it. There’s no in between. And when you think about a trip there, you think movie stars, studio tours, and theme parks, but that’s not even close to ...

One of the early air races between India and England took place in 1930. Four pioneers of Indian aviation including JRD Tata flew for a prize of 500 pounds put up by the Aga Khan. One of the motley ...