microlight flying

Pegasus Flight Training (Scotland) Ltd

Founded in 1999 by Marcus Dalgetty, Pegasus Flight Training Scotland is the largest training outfit north of the border for microlight flying. Instruction on microlight aircraft is provided to club members by five instructors. The training fleet currently includes Pegasus Quick GT450, the Quik 912s, the Quantum 912 and a Thruster . We have two full-time instructors, Marcus Dalgetty, Bill Davis and three other part-time instructors . The school offers ab-initio training right through to Instructor courses at both its current bases of Perth and Southern France. PFT Scotland is also an agent for P&M Aviation with all the latest models available for test flight. At Perth there are two BMAA approved microlight inspectors and a Rotax-approved engineer. The school and the club organise touring trips for the low hour pilots and give a good deal of support towards the membership.

training rates

• 30 minute trial flight (subtract £4 if paid by cheque/cash) £59.00
  
• 60 minutes trial flight (subtract £4 if paid by cheque/cash) £99.00
  
• 90 minutes trial flight (subtract £4 if paid by cheque/cash) £139.00
  
• 1 hour dual or solo lesson on school aircraft £85.00
  
• 1 hour dual lesson on own aircraft £70.00
  
• 1 hour supervised solo on own aircraft £25.00
  

the microlight pilot

The microlight pilot has two options: flexwings or fixed wings. Flexwings are what the beginner may think of as microlights: but recent developments in aircraft design and construction and changes in the maximum weight allowance for microlights, have led to many aircraft that look like traditional fixed wing aircraft being certified as microlights.

flexwing	3-axis
The Quik, offering open cockpit flying at speeds of up to 100mph. Don't forget your camera!	The school thrusters offers basic fixed wing flying with a semi-open cockpit.

The microlight license involves a minimum of 25 hours tuition. Typically, after about 10-20 hours of instruction (usually starting with 30 min or 1 hr trial flight) in basic handling, takesoffs and landings, and importantly, how to cope with emergencies, a student will "go solo", i.e. make their first flight as pilot in command without an instructor in the aircraft. No pilot ever forgets their first solo. Further flights introduce the art of cross country flying and practical navigation. These flights culminate in a cross country navigation exercise and the general flight test. Students can participate in club flyouts (accompanied by an instructor) and have any flying time credited toward their minimum hours requirement. On completion of training, the successful pilot gains an NPPL (microlights).

Note that MOST pilots require more than the bare minimum hours of training to pass their GFT . The national average for completion of training is 32 hours.

After gaining a license, the microlight pilot typically continues to hire the aircraft that they learned on (now at the cheaper hiring rate as you are no longer paying for an instructor) and gain experience or in most cases go on to buy their own aircraft. A second hand aircraft in good order starts from as little four thousand pounds. They may convert onto a 4-seat type instead of the two-seat trainer so that they can take family and friends flying.