What does it mean to me to be an ultralight pilot?
For those that don’t know yet, I fly ultralight aircrafts in my spare time. Or at least I try to do it as much as I can. What are the ultralight or light-structured aircrafts I pilot? In Europe, ultralight aircrafts are small powered aircrafts of max two seats, with a multi-axis wing, with a weight of up to 600 kg, among other specifications. Essential restrictions apply: those can only fly in class G (Golf) airspace and VFR (Visual Flight Rules) mode, basically meaning you can’t fly if you can’t see the ground (you can’t use instrumentation exclusively to navigate). You need to have a license for flying those (and another for radio communication, which is optional). ...