01 December 2006

European microlight federation

Started on 17 September 2003 in Maisons-Alfort, France Membership

– Full Membership of the EMF is open to all microlight associations or microlight groups within National Aero Clubs in:

• each Member State of the European Union (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia)

• each Member State of Applicant countries of the European Union (Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey)

• each Member State of the European Economic Area (Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein)

• Switzerland– Associate Membership is open to other microlighting organisations which are not

eligible for Full Membership as referred above. The purpose of the EMF is to encourage and develop in Europe

microlighting as defined in the paragraph (e) of the European Aviation Safety Agency’s Annex II and including all types of aircraft.

40000 pilots

Microlight ?

Multi axis Powered delta

Autogiro

Simple design aircraft 2 seats max MTOW

450 Kg for 2seats or 300 Kg for single seat(*) (+ 5% with parachute) Stall velocity (Vs) less than 65 Km/h (IAS) Maximum constant power less than 80 HPS(*)

(*) Some adjustments to these limits are covered by the regulation to take account of the characteristics of autogiros and the amphibious or hydro microlights.Paramotor

Statistics

The pilots are, as a majority, owners of their aircraft

Microlight is the only aeronautic recreational activity to have the number of pilots and aircraft growing up.

Where? When?

Only VFR (no night VFR) : “See and Avoid” Diversity of use : local flights, medium or long

range travels, gliding… Radio + transponders in Class D or C airspaces What we need?

maximum of free airspacePossibility to transit in some controlled airspaces

without transponder

The fears

Commercial traffics want to be protected even near very small airports=> More and more Class D or C airspaces+ Difficulties to be accepted in controlled airspaces

Cumulative costs of new equipmentsThe damage of current lawful balance

because of generalized tendency of the European institutions to adopt restricting measures, without other justification than harmonization.