Microlight Pilots Survey

This survey has been set up in order to find out more about microlight pilots' attitudes towards weight and performance limitations and to determine whether a different design approach is generally desired.

Please complete this survey only if you hold an appropriate licence or if you are a student pilot.

Thank you very much for taking part in this survey.

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Pilot

Student pilot

Flight instructor

How many flights have you logged in the past 12 months?

< 25

25 - 50

50 - 75

75 -100

> 100

How many out of these flights have you flown...

This question requires an answer.

alone?

with a passenger, a flight instructor, a student pilot or another pilot?

How much flight time do you usually log on a single flight?

< 30 min

30 - 60 min

1 - 2 h

> 2 h

Do you prefer flying alone to flying with a passenger or another pilot?
If yes, why?

Yes

Yes, because:

This is required

Are you satisfied with the performance of the microlight you usually fly?

Yes

If you answered Q6 with "No", please give one or more reasons.

Cruise speed too low

Range too low

Maximum payload too low

Fuel capacity too low

Other (please specify):

This is required

"Being able to legally fly to an airfield 1 hour away (in cruise flight) with two persons on board and reserve fuel for 30 minutes is...

(assuming two "standard" persons of 86 kg each (172 kg total) and 16 kg usable fuel and no significant wind)
based on Rotax 912: fuel consumption 13 l/h in cruise and 4 l/h while taxiing for 10 minutes

very important to me."

important to me."

not very important to me."

not important at all to me."