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Flashes, flight safety bulletins, case files and meetings: everything the federation has published on safety, from newest to oldest.
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Flashes, flight safety bulletins, case files and meetings: everything the federation has published on safety, from newest to oldest.
Latest publication · Quick-reference sheetMaintaining the emergency parachuteQuick-reference sheet, June 2026. To download from the Flight Safety Bulletin page. News flashSolo release on a machine CampaignResuming & returning to flying
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- Quick-reference sheetMaintaining the emergency parachuteQuick-reference sheet, June 2026. To download from the Flight Safety Bulletin page.
- News flashSolo release on a machineNews flash, June 2026. To download from the Flight Safety Bulletin page.
- CampaignResuming & returning to flyingCampaign, May 2026. To download from the Flight Safety Bulletin page.
- News flashFlying in hot weatherNews flash, May 2026. To download from the Flight Safety Bulletin page.
- News flashA culture of recent experienceNews flash, February 2026. To download from the Flight Safety Bulletin page.
- SheetTeaching sheet on warning flightsSheet, January 2026. To download from the Flight Safety Bulletin page.
- SheetTechnical sheet on warning flightsSheet, January 2026. To download from the Flight Safety Bulletin page.
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- CNFAS sheetCNFAS sheet on gyroplane co-activityCNFAS sheet, 11 December 2024. To download from the Flight Safety Bulletin page.
- News flashWinter weatherNews flash, 22 November 2024. To download from the Flight Safety Bulletin page.
- News flashUsing the emergency parachuteNews flash, 1 November 2024. To download from the Flight Safety Bulletin page.
- CNFAS sheetCNFAS sheet on co-activity with glider towingCNFAS sheet, June 2024. To download from the Flight Safety Bulletin page.
- CNFAS sheetCNFAS sheet on co-activity with glider winch launchingCNFAS sheet, May 2024. To download from the Flight Safety Bulletin page.
- CampaignRaising awareness about resuming or returning to flyingCampaign, 12 April 2024. To download from the Flight Safety Bulletin page.
- Safety flashesSafety flash - Magnigyro rotor head vigilanceFollowing two recent investigation reports published by the BEA concerning an M16 gyroplane and an M24 gyroplane from the manufacturer MAGNI-GYRO (see the reports on the…
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- Safety flashesSafety flash: Safety... a freedom that has no priceThe federation team is sadly obliged to send you this safety letter without delay. Several recent fatal accidents, easily avoidable, have once again added to…
- Safety flashesFlight Safety news flash - Extreme heatWe feel it is essential to remind you to take into account the performance of our aircraft and pilots during take-off, and the dangers of flying in high temperatures.…
- Safety flashesFlight Safety news flash - ThunderstormsA timely reminder in this summer season: let us apply a rule well known to all: See and Avoid. See dangerous cloud formations and Avoid them… Many…
- Case files and analysesDGAC safety information - New radio frequenciesFollowing a reminder from the DGAC, in order to reduce the risk of using a wrong radio frequency, a few recommendations for your flight preparation. Many aerodromes in…
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- Case files and analysesSave your lives with the emergency parachute!Our favourite activity, flying powered ultralight aircraft, is a recreational and leisure activity. This activity is particularly demanding from the point of view of…
- Case files and analysesWinter and the risks of icingThe arrival of winter and the associated weather phenomena with heavy precipitation, humidity and cold are decisive factors affecting our flights. Here are 3 points to…
- Meetings and eventsISAL meeting of 8 November 2022The second meeting of the year of the ISAL (Light Aviation Safety Body) was held this Tuesday 8 November at the initiative of the MALGH (General Light Aviation and Helicopter Mission)…
- Safety flashesSafety news flash: respecting airspace - 3 November 2022Dear pilot friends, we invite you to read the leaflet (available by clicking here) published by the Ministry of the Armed Forces with the aim of reminding all…
- Case files and analysesForgetting, or the unconscious interruption of a conscious mental processIn aviation, an omission, a lapse of memory or a diversion of attention by a person involved is sometimes the root cause of an accident or an unusual situation.…
- Safety flashesSafety news flash: thunderstorms - 19 August 2022A timely reminder in this summer season: let us apply a rule well known to all: See and Avoid. See dangerous cloud formations and Avoid them… Many…
- Safety flashesSafety news flash: extreme heat - 21 June 2022We feel it is essential to remind you to take into account the performance of our aircraft and pilots during take-off, and the dangers of flying in high temperatures.…
- Safety flashesSafety news flash of 3 May 2022This airworthiness directive (AD) issued by the DGAC applies to all class 4 microlights (gyroplanes) fitted with duralumin rotors manufactured by Aviation Artur Trendak or…
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- Case files and analysesHow can we make the sky safer for everyone?In our newsletter of 26 February 2021 we discussed the value of these new in-flight collision avoidance devices that can be used on our aircraft to better SEE and…
- Case files and analysesReturning to flying with cautionThis year, flying has restarted in unusual conditions once again, with a lockdown at the end of last year, the feeling of an unfinished year and all this has…
- Case files and analysesHow to see and be seen better?A short progress report on the development of in-flight collision avoidance devices to help pilots improve their monitoring of their surroundings within the “see…
- Case files and analysesLithium battery, thermal runaway...On 17 December 2020 a pilot, a microlight instructor on several classes, resumed flying after 6 weeks of lockdown. On the second flight of the day, alone on board, the parameters were good…
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- Case files and analysesExtreme heat = cautionAs every year, we are suffering the consequences of climate change, with temperatures exceeding 40 ° almost everywhere in France. Density altitude today on our…
- Case files and analysesMountain flying: specific knowledge requiredPreamble: The crashed aircraft was fitted with a FLARM device, which made it possible to extract flight data. The Evektor pilot was making a trip from Eshott aerodrome to…
- Case files and analysesRadadavirusAt the start of this season, which has been badly delayed, our passion, frustrated and thwarted for a few months, may make us want to make up for lost time, to get carried away at being back…
- Case files and analysesMicrolight quiz - Part 1Microlight quiz - Part 1
- Case files and analysesThe back of the power curve, an essential passagePreamble: A high proportion of fatal accidents are very often linked to a loss of control in the phases close to the ground. More particularly in the field of aviation…
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- Case files and analysesTurning back after a loss of power on take-off…On 25 October 2018, the pilot of a Zenair CH601 took off in mid-morning from runway 10 at Île des Pins aerodrome in New Caledonia. The weather was very good, 24° and a wind from the…
- Case files and analysesSafety review - November 2019October was the worst month for accidents since the start of this year, with 4 fatal accidents, two with instructors on board and one on a first solo flight in a gyroplane. The review…
- Flight safety bulletinsFlight Safety Bulletin no. 66The table below summarises the accident statistics recorded from 1 January to the end of October 2019, classifying casualties by severity and distinguishing accidents involving only material damage…
In this issue:Safety in figures
- Case files and analysesFlutter, loss of control during aerobatics…On 14 May 2017 at Villefranche-de-Rouergue airfield, the pilot of a “Volsau 01” three-axis microlight took off at around 09:40. This microlight was built by the owner-pilot, based on…
- Flight safety bulletinsFlight Safety Bulletin no. 65The table below summarises the accident statistics recorded from 1 January to the end of September 2019, classifying casualties by severity and distinguishing accidents involving only material damage…
In this issue:Safety in figures
- Meetings and eventsSafety day in CorsicaOn Saturday 21 September 2019 from 09:30 to 17:00 the FFPLUM Corsica Regional Committee held its Safety Day at CORTE aerodrome LFKT. Despite weather that did not allow participants…
- Case files and analysesYouTube tutorialsOn this page, find all the tutorials on the FFPLUM YouTube channel: The Mechanics Tutorials. The two seasons of the Training Tutorials
- Case files and analysesEngine failure exercise, without reconnaissance...On 24 June 2018, in the Arvieux area (12), a pilot and his passenger took off in a Skyranger for a local flight. The weather was very good with a wind of 5 kt and a temperature of 22°,…
- Case files and analysesThe sea-entry trapOn 21 February 2019, at Abbeville airfield, the weather situation was characterised by a strong anticyclone centred over France. The air mass was stable and a large area of…
- Case files and analysesInformation note - Flight SafetyPart one: Here we go, sun, heat and soon the holidays will be here. All this makes us want to take to the air and enjoy the beautiful landscapes of our country…
- Flight safety bulletinsFlight Safety Bulletin no. 61The table below summarises the accident statistics recorded from 1 January to the end of May 2019, classifying casualties by severity and distinguishing accidents involving only material damage…
In this issue:Safety in figures
- Flight safety bulletinsFlight Safety Bulletin no. 62The table below summarises the accident statistics recorded from 1 January to the end of June 2019, classifying casualties by severity and distinguishing accidents involving only material damage…
In this issue:Safety in figures
- Flight safety bulletinsFlight Safety Bulletin no. 63The table below summarises the accident statistics recorded from 1 January to the end of July 2019, classifying casualties by severity and distinguishing accidents involving only material damage…
In this issue:Safety in figures
- Flight safety bulletinsFlight Safety Bulletin no. 64The table below summarises the accident statistics recorded from 1 January to the end of August 2019, classifying casualties by severity and distinguishing accidents involving only material damage…
In this issue:Safety in figures
- Case files and analysesStall exercise, insufficient height ...On 17 June 2017 , at around 17:00 local time, a 3-axis Skyleader 200 microlight with a passenger took off for a local flight. It carried out 5 stall exercises, at an approximate height of 1000…
- Flight safety bulletinsFlight Safety Bulletin no. 60The table below summarises the accident statistics recorded from 1 January to the end of April 2019, classifying casualties by severity and distinguishing accidents involving only material damage…
In this issue:Safety in figures
- Case files and analysesHigh-speed pass and aeroelastic resonanceOn 7 August 2017 , the pilot of a 3-axis Pipistrel Virus 912SW, with a female passenger, took off from the Saint-Estèphe microlight airfield for a flight to La Rochelle Île…
- Flight safety bulletinsFlight Safety Bulletin no. 59Recovery from unusual attitudes: Clarifications. We have received a few requests for explanations from pilots at the Federation following the publication of the article “Unusual attitudes: how…
In this issue:EditorialThe analyst’s analysisOn the training sideSafety in figures
- Flight safety bulletinsFlight Safety Bulletin no. 58This year, we will focus our flight safety improvement policy on preventing loss of control in flight, the rigorous application of procedures and maintaining…
In this issue:EditorialThe analyst’s analysisOn the training sideSafety in figures
- Flight safety bulletinsFlight Safety Bulletin no. 57A well-balanced microlight is vital for your safety! Balance is a major concept that applies in many areas. So, we speak of a person as being…
In this issue:EditorialThe analyst’s analysisOn the training sideSafety in figures
- Flight safety bulletinsFlight Safety Bulletin no. 56Remember: This year, I will take care not to let the validity dates of my machine's administrative documents lapse. This year, I will make myself remove the cowlings for the pre-flight…
In this issue:EditorialThe analyst’s analysisOn the training sideSafety in figures
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- Flight safety bulletinsFlight Safety Bulletin no. 55There are no new ways to get yourself killed; we only repeat the same mistakes, over and over again… BOB HOOVER. On 30 April 2017, the pilot of a VL3 microlight, accompanied by a…
In this issue:EditorialThe analyst’s analysisOn the training sideSafety in figures
- Meetings and eventsCR ULM PACA Safety DaySaturday 15 December 2018 at Vinon
- Flight safety bulletinsFlight Safety Bulletin no. 54On 8 October 2017, a Funk FK12 Comet S1 three-axis microlight took off from Nogaro aerodrome, in clean configuration, and made a tight 180° turn for a pass over friends. In…
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- Meetings and eventsSafety meeting in Caen on 27/10The Normandy Regional Microlight Committee is organising a Safety meeting on 27 October 2018 at Caen-Carpiquet airport: only 5 days left to register.
- Flight safety bulletinsFlight Safety Bulletin no. 53In September 2018, the BEA published the investigation report on the accident involving the RANS S-6ES “Coyote II” three-axis microlight registered 974GQ which occurred on 30 March 2015 at Tan Rouge on the Island…
In this issue:EditorialThe analyst’s analysisOn the training sideSafety in figures
- Case files and analysesYour Flight Safety OfficersPascal Noirot Paramotor manager Regional Officers Jean-François BLOUZARD Jean-François Clerc Patrick Baumer Olivier Bon Alain Gabbay Jean Troadec Philippe Videlot Jérémie Lecocq…
- Flight safety bulletinsFlight Safety Bulletin no. 52In October 2017, the BEA published the report on the accident involving the Super Guépard microlight registered 14-NI which occurred on 11 September 2016 at Pont-Farcy (14). Both occupants of the aircraft…
In this issue:EditorialThe analyst’s analysisOn the training sideSafety in figures
- Flight safety bulletinsFlight Safety Bulletin no. 51In June 2018, the BEA published the report on the accident involving the Cosmos Chronos 16 microlight registered 25-OB which occurred on 13 July 2009 at Montbéliard (25). The instructor was seriously injured and…
In this issue:EditorialThe analyst’s analysisOn the training sideSafety in figures
- Flight safety bulletinsFlight Safety Bulletin no. 50The table below summarises the accident statistics recorded from 1 January to 30 June 2018, classifying casualties by severity and distinguishing accidents involving only material damage…
In this issue:EditorialThe analyst’s analysisOn the training sideSafety in figures
- Flight safety bulletinsFlight Safety Bulletin no. 49How hard it is for anyone to admit that events do not always go the way we hoped, and that sometimes we have to rethink the whole plan we had made and tied up...…
In this issue:EditorialThe analyst’s analysisOn the training sideSafety in figures
- Flight safety bulletinsFlight Safety Bulletin no. 48Questioning ourselves allows us to progress in life. Anyone who never questions themselves prevents themselves from discovering and from... The table below summarises the…
In this issue:EditorialThe analyst’s analysisOn the training sideSafety in figures
- Case files and analysesEditorial April 2018It seems we are in spring, and even if the days do not yet resemble the picture-postcard image of this season, it is important to take into account during our flights the…
- Case files and analysesReturning a paramotor wing to serviceHere is some advice for a proper return to service of your paramotor wing. These points should in any case be repeated regularly throughout the season. Reminder: Storage…
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- Case files and analysesBurglary alertLet's stand together! More and more thefts of aircraft, engines and instruments are being reported to us.. thieves-09
- Case files and analysesThe wind, our best enemy(by Éric GALVAGNO, Chairman of the FFPLUM Flight Safety Committee) As we have already pointed out, the common denominator of the majority of incidents or accidents that have…
- Case files and analysesMCR ULC, UL, Pick UpThe DGAC has asked us to pass on an Airworthiness Directive 2013-ULM-02, relating to the flap control system on the MCR ULC, UL and Pick Up, all serial numbers.
- Case files and analysesRadios 8.33: it's happening now...As announced in a previous ULM INFO, from 17 November 2013, all new radio installations must have 8.33 MHz channel spacing. Read AIC 2013/09
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