Preparing a microlight flight: NOTAM, weather, RTBA

Regulations

Resources for preparing a flight, from long-term planning to after the flight: regulations, charts, NOTAMs, weather, flight plan and safety reports.

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Prepare your flights

Before, during, after

All the items and information needed to prepare your flights, as links to official websites and federation documents.

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Long term
Plan your flightsTo keep regularly informed about the regulations and find out which aerodromes are open to microlights…
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Short term
Prepare your flightTo prepare the flight itself: weather, flight plan…
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After the flight
Safety reportsTo share and consult safety reports.

Quick access, on the day of the flight

Prepare your flights

The federation’s list

In this section you will find all the items and information needed (as hyperlinks) to prepare your flights: long term (to keep regularly informed about the regulations and find out which aerodromes are open to microlights...), short term (to prepare the flight itself: weather, flight plan...), and after the flight (to share and consult safety reports).

Plan your flights	Prepare your flight	Safety report

Regulations SERA RCA 3 RCA 4	SUP AIPs in force	In the event of an incident between 2 aircraft or with a control body: the procedure is set out on the DGAC website, paragraph "Direct notification to the authority".
Aerodromes and microlight strips	NOTAM NOTAM consultation guide	Get informed The FFPLUM Safety Memo Air Force security information leaflet The Météo-France aviation guide (2024 version) The ABC of the RTBA in French / in English Phraseology Manual
Mon Espace ULM	RTBA activity
Military Exercises	The Weather
Aeronautical Charts En-route Charts Aerodrome Charts RTBA Charts Supplement to the 2022 charts	The Flight Plan How to complete it Form
Flying abroad	Bearded vulture ZSM
	Aviation Guide