CAN MICROLIGHTS BE USED FOR TRAVELLING? ARE THERE ANY RESTRICTIONS?
Microlights are purely VFR aircraft used the world over for personal transportation, specialized jobs, sports and recreation. As to restrictions. under Indian rules, except for a few notified area, microlights are allowed to fly just about anywhere, infact recently a microlight of the Indian Airforce even set a world record by flying around the world in 79 days. Otherwise microlights can fly anywhere outside uncontrolled airspace and subject to “Rules of Air”. If you do want permission to fly in the controlled airspace, you must be in radio contact with the nearest ATC. You will be able to see from the map, where you can fly and where you can’t. But nearly all microlights do actually fly in controlled airspace, all you do is file a flight plan with the nearest ATC and get the required permission to enter and fly. Basically with the right qualifications and equipment, you can just hop into your microlight and fly as much as you please.
Microlights are purely VFR aircraft used the world over for personal transportation, specialized jobs, sports and recreation. As to restrictions. under Indian rules, except for a few notified area, microlights are allowed to fly just about anywhere, infact recently a microlight of the Indian Airforce even set a world record by flying around the world in 79 days. Otherwise microlights can fly anywhere outside uncontrolled airspace and subject to “Rules of Air”. If you do want permission to fly in the controlled airspace, you must be in radio contact with the nearest ATC. You will be able to see from the map, where you can fly and where you can’t. But nearly all microlights, do actually fly in controlled airspace, all you do is file a flight plan with the nearest ATC and get the required permission to enter and fly. Basically with the right qualifications and equipment, you can just hop into your microlight and fly as much as you please.
