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Training for the Weight-shift microlight pilot certificate

A copy must be given to the student on request, and compulsorily at the end of the training.

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A copy must be given to the student on request, and compulsorily at the end of the training.

Training for the Weight-shift microlight pilot certificate

ClassesULMAquilair

Phase 1: Weight-shift Pilot Certificate

How the training works

  • Practical training course for Weight-shift microlight pilots
  • Basic theory programme for Weight-shift pilot training
  • Basic practical programme for Weight-shift pilot training

Administrative documents to use

It is preferable to use the forms (to download) provided by each regional office. Failing that, you can use the 3 types of form linked below. These documents correspond to the successive stages of training. They must be completed by the instructor and sent to the DSAC. The instructor must keep a copy in their files and give a copy to their student.

Training monitoring tools

These sheets, drawn up for the instructor, make it possible to keep a record of the training given, and of the remarks and advice made during it.

A copy must be given to the student on request, and compulsorily at the end of the training.

  • Student record sheet
    A summary document listing the various lessons given during training.
  • Navigation introduction record sheet
    A document specific to teaching navigation, covering all the notions needed to prepare a flight.
  • Progress logbook
    Here the instructor will find a ''template page'' to fill in for each lesson. All the completed pages make up the progress logbook.
Phase 2: Weight-shift Passenger Carrying
The French-language Radiotelephony qualification

This qualification (Phase 3) is common to all microlight classes.

It includes the following:

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