Ultralights are allowed to reach 14,000 feet in altitude, but can go higher with waivers. There are four major categories of ultralights: Hang glider trikes; fixed-wing, open cockpit planes; powered ...

Flying an ultralight aircraft doesn’t require a pilot’s license, registration or — in Illinois, anyway — the use of a restricted landing area. Despite this liberal policy, flying is flying, and it’s ...

OSHKOSH, Wisconsin—Ingenious is the best way to describe Chip Erwin’s latest pioneering development in aviation: an electric-powered ultralight that can train pilots in flight while the instructor ...

Pilots of ultralight planes will be required to undergo regular and intensive updates of their training - possibly once a year - under plans by aviation authorities to curb the mounting death toll ...

Businesses that offer ultralight flights for the adventure are sidestepping a Federal Aviation Administration rule that restricts two-passenger ultralights to flight training. But those businesses ...