[William May]

Originally Posted by volleyballbat ↗

Apparently they were Koreans.

"An ultralight aircraft crash landed on a rice field in at Barangay Panalicsican in the town of Concepcion, Tarlac on 18 October 2025.

According to authorities, the aircraft took off from Magalang, Pampanga, and was seen circling the area before crash landing at around 11 a.m.

Two passengers were immediately taken to a medical facility for treatment.

Both passengers are said to be of Korean nationality and are only in their late teens.

There is no specific "ultralight pilot license" required in the Philippines because the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) does not regulate the operation of ultralight aircraft (ULAs).

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) does not issue a specific ultralight pilot license. The operations are not regulated by the CAAP's Flight Operations Department.

The CAAP and the local government is currently conducting an investigation on the matter as nvestigators are still determining the cause of the crash."

https://tribune.net.ph/2025/10/18/ul...ands-in-tarlac

If you crash an ultralight in the U.S. the FAA doesn't even investigate it. If they find "Ultralight" on the aircraft data tag, they just walk away, and leave it to the local police or sheriff's department to investigate and take care of everything.

They have no regulatory responsibility for them, and therefore don't deal with them. Not their problem.

[akham]

Originally Posted by gimlet ↗

flew too close to the sun on a beautiful sunny day. There are worse ways to check out...

Careful, gimlet.

[akham]

Originally Posted by William May ↗

If you crash an ultralight in the U.S. the FAA doesn't even investigate it. If they find "Ultralight" on the aircraft data tag, they just walk away, and leave it to the local police or sheriff's department to investigate and take care of everything.

They have no regulatory responsibility for them, and therefore don't deal with them. Not their problem.

In some countries the "microlight" category can have a/c up to around the size of a C152 (2 SOB and fully enclosed, laypeople wouldn't notice the difference vs a C152) and you can fly them without a proper aviation medical certificate - you just need something like a truck driver's medical certificate.

It's a blurry line.