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Flying Abroad with an Ultralight

Entry permits, customs and country overviews for everyone who wants to cross the border with an ultralight – plus travel reports from those who have already done it.

On this site: Flying Abroad: What Is Different · Austria · Italy with an Ultralight

  • Abenteuerpiloten

    We have two great passions: flying and travelling. We want to leave the beaten track, open up new routes, cross borders and make new friends – on our travels around the world by gyroplane and ultralight. We would like to share everything we experience along the way. (German)

  • DULV – flying abroad

    The association on the basic problem that ultralight flying is regulated nationally and there is no general recognition. With a reference to the EMF compilation of European authority contacts. (German)

  • DAeC – flights abroad and flight planning

    Explains the legal situation for national ultralight licences without an ICAO endorsement and bundles links to the EMF, VFR flight planning, mogas maps, weather services and airfield information. (German)

  • EMF – MLA Flying in Europe

    Country overview of the European Microlight Federation on the conditions for cross-border flights with ultralights, with a handbook to download and contact details of the national associations and authorities.

  • Ultralight flying abroad – country overview

    List of European states in three groups: entry permit required, only a flight plan required, or no special conditions. With application addresses and weight limits. (German)

  • Ultralight entry permits: abroad with an ultralight

    Article on the entry permits of individual states with information on fees, period of validity and requirements such as BZF I and language proficiency. (German)

  • Preparing a flight abroad: customs, border police, flight plan

    The difference between border police clearance and customs control, Schengen exceptions, the flight plan requirement when crossing the border and the airport of entry principle. (German)

  • FOCA – entry of foreign ultralights into Switzerland

    Official application procedure for the special permission: around ten working days processing time, limited to two months of use per year, with a list of the ultralight types admitted in Switzerland.

  • Ultralight flying in France

    German-language country information: weight and performance limits, the DGAC laissez-passer procedure for heavier ultralights with the documents to be submitted, and notes on the roughly 700 airfields suitable for ultralights.

  • Flying in Italy

    Extensive independent collection on flying practice in Italy: airspace structure, flight plan and NOTAM requirements, customs, PPR rules, landing fees and fuel, with separate chapters on aviosuperfici and ultralight operations. (German)

  • Austro Control – information for pilots

    Central starting point for flights to Austria with flight information service frequencies, notes on flight preparation and phraseology, local procedures, the digital AIP and the SAR emergency number.

  • skybriefing – Swiss publications

    Publication area of the Swiss air navigation service with freely accessible documents such as AICs, the GEN part of the eVFR Manual, en-route charts and the daily DABS airspace bulletin.

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