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Many pilots will know the Blackshape Prime as the pinnacle of the ultralight/ LSA category. This sleek, high performance machine is the...
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Sep 9, 2018
Follow up on our five day Ground School Course
This week we held our first five day ground school course at Peterlee Aerodrome. The course was designed for microlight student pilots....
Jun 15, 2018
QuizAero's first Microlight Theory Course Sept 3rd-7th
QuizAero is pleased to announce that we will be hosting our first classroom based five day theory course for microlight students. This...
Apr 11, 2018
Five awesome microlights we may see if the UK adopts 600kg.
With some European countries now adopting a maximum total weight authorised of 600kg for microlights, there is speculation that the UK...
Mar 12, 2018
21st Century Ground School for microlight students
As an Instructor/Examiner in the microlight industry for nine years, I feel that we are let down by the study material offered to our...
Mar 2, 2018
Notes from the BMAA Instructor Seminar 2018
I attended the BMAA Instructor Seminar at Hangar 2, Sywell Aerodrome on 20th February 2018. There were approximately 100 instructors in...
Jan 22, 2018
8 Must have apps for light aircraft pilots
With the advent of tablets and smart phones, more and more light aircraft pilots are using apps to navigate, calculate, brief and even...
Nov 30, 2017
How windy is too windy? Part II
My previous blog post around a video of a Jabiru flying in strong winds caught a lot of attention on facebook and there was a lot of...
Nov 26, 2017
QuizAero Bitesize updated with new navigation content
Following the release of new microlight navigation exams by the BMAA, QuizAero Bitesize Online Ground School has been updated. This...
Nov 15, 2017
BMAA issues new Microlight Navigation Exams
The British Microlight Aircraft Association (BMAA) has been delegated the job of replacing the microlight navigation exam papers by the...
Nov 15, 2017
Listening Squawks updated
New listening squawks and information about LARS has been published. It is provided on a handy printable kneeboard size document which...
Nov 9, 2017
How windy is too windy?
A friend recently sent me a video of a student pilot flying a Jabiru J230 with his instructor in extremely rough conditions. The wind is...
Aug 11, 2017
QuizAero Bitesize - Online Ground School for Microlight Students.
QuizAero is proud to announce the release of our latest product for microlight students - Bitesize Online Ground School. As an active...
Jul 24, 2017
Becoming a Microlight Flying Instructor
Are you interested in becoming a Microlight Flying Instructor? Let's take a look at what's involved. To start with you'll need an NPPL...
Jun 25, 2017
How many hours does the NPPL (M) take?
The UK microlight syllabus requires a minimum of 25 hours flight training or 15 hours for the restricted licence. This is a minimum and...
Jun 12, 2017
Our PPL practice exams
QuizAero covers practice exams for aeroplanes, helicopters, microlights and sailplanes. EASA PPL and LAPL (A) EASA PPL and LAPL (H) EASA...
Jun 9, 2017
The Microlight syllabus
A couple of my students have asked me for a breakdown of the UK microlight syllabus, as dictated by the BMAA (British Microlight Aircraft...
May 13, 2017
New RT Course released
The QuizAero Radiotelephony Audio Course has been released! It is a collection of audio tracks designed to assimilate the student with...
May 3, 2017
How does your instructor teach the pattern?
How does your flying instructor teach the flying pattern? Does he/she wear epaulettes? I am a flying instructor myself and I found this...
May 2, 2017
CAA issues new microlight exams
We have been notified today that the CAA has issued new Microlight Air Law exams to reflect changes in legislation since they were last...
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