A radically new approach to flexwing microlight and gyrocopter competitions - that gets spectators closer to the action - has been launched at the FAI World Air Games in Dubai. And the first heats got ...

Is it a bird? Well, no, it's a plane... but to these cranes it's mum. Ever since they were hatched, they've been tricked into believing this featherless microlight is the parent they should follow.

The pilot involved has been flying microlight aircraft since 1993 THIS is the heart-stopping moment a microlight pilot was forced to make an emergency landing after his engine failed - causing him to ...