Chris Finnigan retired early from the British Army as a Lieutenant Colonel to become Chief Executive of the British Microlight Aircraft Association in 1999. He has had a passion for flying since the age of ten and has since flown gliders, Chipmunks, Cessnas, motorgliders and many microlights.

a history of the sport and the philosophy behind it; different types of microlight: flexwing and three axis; how microlights fly and how to learn to fly them; safety; airworthiness control; ideas for advanced flying and finally, owning and maintaining a microlight.