Ultralights are allowed to reach 14,000 feet in altitude, but can go higher with waivers. There are four major categories of ultralights: Hang glider trikes; fixed-wing, open cockpit planes; powered ...

They've been called Giant Mosquitoes, Rubber Band Toys, Funny Looking Kites, Deathtraps. But to those who fly - and love - ultralight aircraft, they're also known as freedom and adventure. This ...

GREENLAND — While the rain and wind confined the ultralight airplanes to the ground on Friday, the spirit of their pilots could not be dampened as they swapped piloting "war stories" under a tent at ...