Our aircraft
The CTLS in service
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
To train pilots, build hours, and fly for the love of it.
Designed in Germany around a carbon-composite airframe — light, strong and beautifully finished.
Modern digital avionics put every figure you need on a clean, glance-able display.
Every gauge, label, checklist and warning is in English — nothing lost in translation.
A rocket-deployed parachute can bring the whole aircraft down safely. Standard on every airframe.
Burns ordinary unleaded car fuel at a fraction of the cost and carbon of legacy trainers.
A planted, stable platform with confidence-inspiring crosswind manners in real-world conditions.
A stall around 39 knots makes approaches slow, forgiving and easy to manage.
Docile, predictable handling makes the CTLS an ideal aircraft to learn — and master — in.
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.
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.
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.
Come and see why we chose this one.