ISLAND MICROLIGHT CLUB MALTA

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ISLAND MICROLIGHT CLUBMALTA

• .. founded to encourage, develop and facilitate
  the flying sport in Malta and Gozo through
  education, safety and good airmanship.

www.islandmicrolightclub.com
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History of the IMC

• Club founded in 1999 by
• Maj Mark Said Maj Alex Dalli
• The first Club Microlight was a Thruster with
• callsign 9H-UMC
• Used to operate from Ta Qali unused
• Airforce airfield
• Flight training at that time was allowed to
• operate only below 500 ft.

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History of the IMC

• Some years later, the club commenced operations
  from the Malta International Airport.

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History of the IMC

• Since then flights are performed at 1,500 ft and
  below.
• During 2010 Maj Alex Dalli resigned from the
  club whilst Maj Mark Said handed over the
  operations of the club
• to the members to form a new committee.

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History of the IMC

• Flight training is now undertaken by Buzz Flight
  Training, an independent training school which is
  an associate member of the IMC
• The role of the Club is to foster the Microlight
  Flying Sport in Malta by organising activities
  and providing technical assistance to the
  members, and pilot/owners.

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Information about IMC

• The new IMC committee consists of
• The President Alfred Gatt
• Secretary Adrian D. Pace
• Public Relations Officer Justin Farrugia
• Safety Officer Leon Xuereb
• Treasurer Austin Cachia
• 2 Members Mark Laferla Jr Andrew Cilia

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Information about IMC

• Presently we have 30 active members of whom 22
  are aircraft owners
• We have 14 airworthy aircrafts and these range
  from X-Airs, Savannahs, Fly Synthesis Storch,
  Skyranger, Thruster, Flylab Tucano, Polaris Skin,
  Tecnam P92 Echo and Eurostar.

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Photos of club members microlights
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Photos of club members microlights
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Photos of club members microlights
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Photos of club members microlights
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Information about Microlight Flying in Malta

• We fly from an International Airport thus all
  licensed pilots have to be in possession of the
  following-
• A valid Certificate of Validation
• Medical certificate JAR-FCL Class Two,
• Radio Telephony operators License

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Information about Microlight Flying in Malta

• English language Proficiency certificate at least
  ICAO level 4
• Installed on board Transponder Mode C
• Have undertaken and passed a Proficiency Test
  with an Examiner authorised by the CAD.

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Photos of some club activities
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Photos of some club activities
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Photos of some club activities
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Aerial photos of Malta
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Aerial photos of Malta Gozo
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Aerial photos of Malta Gozo
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Invitation to EMF

• We are pleased to invite the committee of
• the European Microlight Federation to
• consider holding next years conference in
• MALTA.

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