Links

There's quite a few Microlight web sites, some of our current favourites are listed below. There's a mix of adventure-related sites and some that are just useful for pilots in general. We'll be adding links to this page constantly so keep checking back. Meanwhile, if you come across any interesting aviation sites then please let us know.

Adventure Sites

Mike Blyth and Olivier Aubert's site has details of all their expeditions. They've produced a DVD of their South-to-South trip as well. Thanks to Mike and Olivier for the use of their material on the site.

	Richard Meredith-Hardy's flymicro site has lots of interesting stuff on it. He hosts the British Microlight records and has lots of great photography that he's taken over the years. Check out the recent aerotow over Mount Everest and Mount Aconcagua.
	Flying the fish is an adventure documentary about flying from Cape Town to the Fish River Canyon in Namibia. Africa's Grand Canyon and the second largest canyon system in the world. Check out the preview video clip of the forthcoming DVD.

Weather Sites

	BBC Weather site. The link goes to a 5-day forecast for Craigavon (a few miles from the airstrip)
	European Medium-Range Weather Site. Excellent for predicting the weather 5-6 days ahead.
	Met Office aviation site. You'll have to register to use their free services, once you do you'll have access to pre-flight briefing material.
	Lots of information on the Metcheck site, apparently they get the weather spot on all the time!

Manufacturers

Organisations\Other

Fantastic flying gear for Microlight Flying. Aircraft covers made for the fabulous Airborne series of trikes, with other accessories suited to all makes and models of Microlights.

	Well established Microlight organisation that looks after pilot's interests in the United Kingdom. Membership is recommended with the best perk being a bi-monthly magazine dropping through your letterbox.
	Here's a great new website set up by Chris Thompson. Chris has setup a facility to upload microlight pictures and you can drop a blog on there too. Lots of other stuff on it and growing all the time, definitely worth a look.
	A small training school and expedition support operation based in Nepal. Some amazing flying pics of the Himalaya mountain range. Note the unusual semi-enclosed flexwing cockpit.
	If you've browsed thru the website and still not sure what this Microlight caper is all about, then have a look at TrikePilot.com. Some amazing footage that captures what its all about.
Aircraft For Sale	UK based site that has aircraft for sale....surprisingly! Weightshift, 3-Axis and other aircraft types catered for. Listing is free, with this the first place to look for a new plane.
	UK & Ireland orientated Microlight discussion group.You'll need to subscribe to post but anyone can view with useful information posted all the time.
	This is a great site for pilots who need to do a cross-country flight plan. Just put in your waypoints and airspeed etc and it will do all the calculations for you...brilliant !