This is the shipment we sent out the week before the Easter break. A full container load of 3 x XT 912’s now on their way to their new owners. Ferrari Red trending!

480nm/890km XC trike flight. Trevor Mathews learns to fly with instructor Rory Duncan at ABFT then they fly Trevors new 100HP Airborne M4 from Lake Macquarie (Newcastle NSW) to Noosa in Queensland! Taking the inland route with one overnight stop it was an epic 480nm/890 km flight. Well done Trevor for completing your XC training & Rory Duncan for his expert instruction. Read the Instagram post from Rory here. There are accredited flights schools for microlight and gyroplane training close to you. Go to www.airborne.com.au go product information and to find your closest flight school email fly@airborne.com.au

Indonesian Forestry visit and training course @airborneaustralia All are from different areas of Indonesia, using Airborne microlights trikes to survey and protect their vast forest regions

Big day today at Airborne after a couple of busy months in our manufacturing facility. Thanks to our amazing team! Two truck loads going out prior to our Xmas summer break. A mix of customers including US, South America, Australia and China.

We’ve recently created a new product range brochure showcasing our microlight, nanolight and hang glider options. Please feel free to download here.

Special order for the Philippines TLite on steroids. Bigger wheels and the Polini Thor 250 engine. You can view the engine specifications here. Standby for test flight photos…

Brett dropped in to do a conversion on his new M4 with Airborne Flight Training. He wanted the hamburger with the works and His M4 included the plus package with the MGL 8.5 inch Efis full colour panel with GPS which offers engine, flight management and navigation all in one large glass panel display. Strobe lights and a VHF radio were fitted with integrated full face Flycom pilot and passenger helmets. The wing is the new XR-S strutted high performance. The BRS Ballistic Rocket System Parachute system from his traded microlight was repacked and fitted to the new machine. 

Neil Hardiman was in Newcastle for the Port to Port Mountain bike event and dropped into Airborne Flight Training with a couple of mates. It was a blast from the past for the Airborne crew, as it didn’t seem that long ago we built and prepared Neil’s Airborne Buzzard Arrow trike for his round Australia adventure. At the time Neil was a hang glider pilot and he didn’t take long to convert to trike flying. That was 1988! Fast forward to a few weeks ago and Neil who had not flow a microlight since jumped in the front seat of …

Ian keeps his trike hangered but at the same time takes the time to cover both the trike and wing as in the pic. Airborne also recommends that you use a spay lubricant, and apply to bolts and steel parts wiping off the excess with a rag.