Can I fly a Europa on a microlight/ultralight license?
It depends where you live, but probably not. In most countries the Europa requires an ordinary private pilot’s license (but see Kim Prout’s comment below). The rules defining microlights or ultralights are slightly different in different countries (and in some places no licence at all is required to fly one), but the Europa would not meet most of them. However, it appears that the rules for ultralight aircraft in Australia and Colombia may allow a Europa to qualify. Kit A005 is registered to a Colombian builder as UL-2057 (the normal registration prefix for Colombia is HK-, and no other country claims the UL- prefix). Likewise, in Australia, Europa kit 342 has been registered as an ultralight under the mark 19-3136 (normal Australian marks are VH-XXX). As far as formal pilot qualifications are concerned, it’s usually going to be in the same category as a Cessna 150 (single-engine landplane). In some jurisdictions, your licence will need to be endorsed for “retractable undercarriage” an
