Air Law for Microlight Pilots is the first book to deal specifically with Air Law as it relates to pilots of microlights, gliders, balloons, paramotors, gyrocopters and other ‘sport aviation’ pilots.
Designed to enable to user to pass the relevant UK Private Pilot Licence (PPL) or National Private Pilot Licence (NPPL) air law examination, it will be equally invaluable for the qualified pilot seeking to update his or her knowledge of aviation law, flight rules and procedures. This book sets out to detail those parts of Aviation Law which are relevant to sports aviation (recreational) pilots, focusing in particular on microlight pilots where powered aircraft are concerned, explaining the detail of the subject in a commonsense way designed to help the reader learn. Comprehensive, readable and illustrated throughout (including a full colour section), this book will become the standard reference for sports aviation law. It also includes comprehensive progress and revision questions and answers to help the reader consolidate his or her knowledge.

Subjects covered include:
• AVIATION LEGISLATION
• AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION
• MICROLIGHTS
• LICENCES, RATINGS, AUTHORITIES
• PILOT LICENSING
• LICENCE CONSIDERATIONS
• INSTRUCTOR RATINGS (MICROLIGHTS) AND EXAMINER AUTHORITIES
• AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION AND AIRWORTHINESS
• AIRCRAFT OPERATION
• FLIGHT RULES (RULES 24 TO 27)
• AIRSPACE • AIRSPACE RESTRICTIONS AND HAZARDS
• INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT • ROYAL FLIGHTS
• AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES
• ALTIMETER SETTING PROCEDURES
• OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES AND RULES OF THE AIR
• AERIAL COLLISION AVOIDANCE
• LOW FLYING
• AERODROME SIGNALS AND MARKINGS
• DISTRESS, DIFFICULTY AND URGENCY SIGNALS
• ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REGULATIONS

Written by a qualified flying instructor on both Weight-Shift and 3-Axis Microlight's, this manual extends the syllabus into an easy read for the student pilot wishing to gain an NPPL (m) on Weight-Shift Microlight's. It helps with the assistance of your chosen instructor and 'what to expect' during and before each exercise is undertaken. Developed originally for the authors own students, as they needed to supply a manual to explain their next lesson, it is now offered to a wider market.
It covers, in detail all exercises from the first air experience (exercises 1-3) up to and including navigation (exercise 18) and offers colour line drawings to further clarify the text. Invaluable to all Microlight Weight-Shift students.

• The Microlight Syllabus Made Simple (3-Axis) book offers: ·
• Easy to read format·
• Clear, colour line drawings·
• Details of 'what to expect' in the course.

Microlighting" introduces the reader to affordable aviation for everyone. If you have ever dreamed of flying an aeroplane but always thought that it would be too difficult or expensive for you, then read this book to find our how ordinary people can become aviators. In a letter published in the Nov/Dec 2001 edition of "Microlight Flying", the magazine of the British Microlight Aircraft Association, one man who had read "Microlighting" said that he found it "to be a delightfully refreshing and informative book, so much so, I elected to go for a trial flexwing flight". He went on to thank me and the microlight instructor who took him flying for one of the most unforgettable experiences of a lifetime.

If you don't want to fly yourslef but know someone who has always wanted to fly but has never been able to afford it, or who thinks they could not do it, then show them this book and persuade them to buy it or better still buy it for them. Microlight pilots come in all shapes and sizes, male and female, and range in age from 17 to 80+. Many top microlight pilots have to get around in wheelchairs because they don't have the use of their legs, but once in aeroplane they are the equal, if not the better, of any other pilot. Challenge yourself and open up the whole new world of excitement, knowledge and personal fulfillment that is sport aviation.

About the Author
Chris Finnigan was born into a naval family in Plymouth in 1955. His first flight at the age of 10 was in a De Havilland Dragon Rapide at the Plymouth Air Show and he instantly became hooked. An Air Cadet in both the ATC and Hele School CCF, his first solo was in an open cockpit glider at the age of 16.

An essential guide to this fast-growing, thrilling sport, taking the reader from an introduction to the basic techniques, through the rules of the sport and the equipment neccesary for the ultimate 'flying' experience. This fully illustrated handbook is written by the secretary of the Hang Gliding and Paragliding Commision of the FAI and includes chapters on piloting, weather, wind and lift, advanced equip-ment, safety, rules and laws, and airspace.

This sport pilot manual by Paul Hamilton is complete preparation for the checkride — the last step in obtaining a Sport Pilot or Sport Instructor certificate to fly (or teach in) light-sport aircraft: in airplanes, weight-shift control, or powered parachutes. Paul Hamilton explains what you need to do to get to the checkride, including experience, required training, and instructor endorsements. Concise flow charts help you stay on track to meet your pilot goals.
The FAA checkride, or practical test, has two aspects: the oral questioning section, and a flight check. The answers to typical checkride questions listed in this book help you get prepared for test-time when you'll be under the examiner's scrutiny. This book gives you the information you need to know by providing helpful tips for the following:

• Questions most likely to be asked during the oral exam supported with succinct, easy-to-follow responses. Practical checklists and techniques to use when demonstrating your skill as a pilot, referencing the Area of Operations and Tasks detailed in the FAA's Practical Test Standards. Preparing to become sport pilot instructors.

Softcover, illustrated, 8.5" x 10.25", 225 pages.

280 page reference book with photos, technical data, of more than a thousand flying machines. background information, and complete addresses of all manufacturers of trikes, Three axe microlights and ultralights , ul- helicopters , kits, hang gliders , paragliders, and auxiliary power units.

The 2006-2007 World Directory of Leisure Aviation is for those willing to use a little imagination to enrich their lives. And if you are already a confirmed airhead, why not take up the challenge of some new form of flying this year? This publication is full of possibilities. The publishers believe that WDLA is the world’s most comprehensive directory of fun flying, but they do not claim it to be totally exhaustive. If you want to know more, or need updates in between the annual printed editions, look on www.widola.com.