German engineering.
Built to make pilots.
The Flight Design CTLS is a carbon-composite cruiser with a full glass cockpit, a whole-airframe parachute, and a stall so gentle that students fly it with confidence from day one. This is the HKPAPA fleet.
No experience required · 30 minutes airborne
Eight reasons we trust it to train pilots
To train pilots, build hours, and fly for the love of it.
German engineering
Designed in Germany around a carbon-composite airframe — light, strong and beautifully finished.
Full glass cockpit
Modern digital avionics put every figure you need on a clean, glance-able display.
English instrumentation
Every gauge, label, checklist and warning is in English — nothing lost in translation.
Ballistic recovery
A rocket-deployed parachute can bring the whole aircraft down safely. Standard on every airframe.
MOGAS & efficient
Burns ordinary unleaded car fuel at a fraction of the cost and carbon of legacy trainers.
High-wind capable
A planted, stable platform with confidence-inspiring crosswind manners in real-world conditions.
Gentle low stall
A stall around 39 knots makes approaches slow, forgiving and easy to manage.
Easy to train in
Docile, predictable handling makes the CTLS an ideal aircraft to learn — and master — in.
The CTLS in service
A parachute for the whole aircraft
Every CTLS carries a Ballistic Recovery System — a rocket-deployed parachute that can lower the entire aircraft, and everyone in it, safely to the ground. It is the last line of defence you hope never to use, and the peace of mind that comes standard.
Precision you can feel in the controls
Designed in Germany, the CTLS is built around a full carbon-fibre composite airframe — light, immensely strong, and aerodynamically clean. The result is a stable, planted aircraft that shrugs off gusts and rewards a light touch.
Runs on regular unleaded. Sips it, too.
The Rotax engine burns ordinary MOGAS at a fraction of the cost and carbon footprint of legacy avgas trainers — which is part of how we keep training affordable without cutting standards.
Two ways to get your hands on one
The aircraft you learn in shapes the pilot you become.
Come and see why we chose this one.
