Book your flights in microlights over south Somerset! Operating out of the lovely Henstridge Airfield we are offering 30 45 & 60-minute flights as well as a landaway special to the Isle of Wight via the coast.

These microlight experiences boast quite possibly the most scenic flight paths we have on our books. There’s just so much to see from the air around this delightful corner of south Somerset. Head inland & you’ve got Longleat & the Wiltshire Hills. Fly west & you can look down on the Somerset Levels & Glastonbury Tor. Take a southerly direction & you’re soon at the Jurassic Coast.

The amazing scenery & optimal flying conditions are also what attracted Chief Flying Instructor Ian Mac Adam to set up his microlight flying school at Henstridge. Ian has been flying hang gliders & microlights since 1987 & he settled in South Somerset in 2002.

Since 2007 Ian has been a main agent for leading flex-wing microlight manufacturer P&M. If you go for the flex-wing option you’ll more than likely be taking your lesson in one of the school’s GT450 microlights. This is open-to-the-elements microlighting at its best so it’s flight suit on headset on & get ready to swoop over stunning south Somerset with excellent all-round visibility from your seat.

If you opt for a fixed-wing flight you’ll be in a closed cockpit aircraft which resembles your typical light aircraft. Admittedly it’s more comfortable & warmer in there but we can’t deny there’s something quite special about the open cockpit option!

All experiences are treated as actual lessons so you’ll follow the NPPL (M) syllabus which is the official microlight pilot’s training programme. That means you’ll learn how these machines fly how the controls work & have a go at flying yourself. If you want to get a deeper insight into these machines we can highly recommend the landaway day. You cruise along the coast & across the water to the Isle of Wight landing at a local airfield for lunch before heading back to Henstridge.

With a choice of flex or fixed wing aircraft & a full range of flight durations it’s also good to know you can fly all year round out of Henstridge Airfield. Blue skies & beaches in summer & silky smooth air with low winds in autumn & winter
- that’s the beauty of flights in microlights in south Somerset!












...

An historic airfield an art deco hotel & fully restored control tower at Sywell Aerodrome for your 30 & 60-min flex-wing microlight flights. ...

Microlighting with a world champion pilot at Plaistows Airfield near St Albans ...

Flex & fixed-wing microlighting with coast & lake views in near Cockerham ...

The sky is your new playground when you go microlighting in Manchester! Barton Aerodrome is home for microlight maestro Mark & his flexwing P&M aviation microlights. This is the premier microlighting school in the North West & being just a short hop from Manchester this centre is well-placed & easy to get to. So what are you waiting for it's time to go microlighting! Manchester/ Barton (or Manchester City Airport as it was formerly known) was purpose-built in the late 1920s & is one of the country's largest General Aviation airports. Before & after WW2 several scheduled flights operated out of City Airport & although it's more microlights & other light aircraft today the vestiges of Barton's bustling past remain with the Grade II listed control tower terminal building & hangar
- all of which you'll get to see with a front-row seat in your microlight with Mark! Mark is hugely experienced when it comes to flying these flex wing machines. When he's not zooming around th...
...

Flights out of the privately-owned Fisherwick Airfield near Tamworth in flex & fix-wing microlights. ...

Join Captain Aggett for a flight in the Ikarus microlight out of Conington ...

Ikarus C42 enclosed cockpit microlighting at Surrey's Blackbushe Airfield ...

Flex & fixed wing microlight flights from Halfpenny Green a friendly club in Wolverhampton. ...

The midweek steam train lunch is the next departure from Froghall station! Hosted by the lovely ladies & gents of the Churnet Valley Railway you'll be enjoying a three-course meal whilst travelling the length of this lovely little heritage railway. Your voyage will be on board the dining car. She was named after Diana Clementson a former fireman who volunteered at Churnet Valley. She was a much-loved & well-respected lady who made a very generous legacy to the railway so naming the carriage after her is a worthy gesture. As soon as you climb aboard you'll feel like you're stepping back in time to when steam was the way to travel. The carriage has been lovingly restored to reflect the styles & textures of the 1930s & it really is rather delightful. The big seats are so comfy & the table is all nicely set up for your lunch. This is just what steam travel should be like! Your midweek lunch steam train departs at 13:30 sharp from the Froghall Station & returns (after a full... ...