A pilot I know--in fact the pilot who helped me obtain my Sport Pilot student license, was involved in a crash earlier this week. His Challenger II Microlight suffered an engine malfunction and he had to land his aircraft on a two lane highway near Phoenix. He landed safely but his aircraft hit a road sign and he went off the road. His aircraft was totaled but he and his passenger walked away uninjured.

 

He's the first pilot I've known personally who has had an accident. He's been a presence at most of the airshows I've went to. Ironically, his Challenger would have been the aircraft I used, had I resumed my training. He's a CFI and has offered many times to help me resume my lessons, even offering me a free lesson to encourage me to fly again. He had his Challenger on the market for a very reasonable price but never had any buyers. I'm sorry he's lost his aircraft and a means of income.

 

Regards,

 

John

There have been so many accidents with UL here in Portugal that I don't regret having given up from adding the UL certificate to my license...

 

While some accidents happen bacause of the lack of experience most UL pilots have, I knew at least one, with many many hours, both as a glider pilot and a PPL, who lost his life on an accident with an ULM...

 

Good to know there were no injuries in this case.

 

As a matter of fact the airplane I was starting my lesson in when I considered adding UL to my license, a P90, crashed a month latter killing one of the pilots !!!