Ultralight aircraft for sale (Part 103)
A Part 103 ultralight is a single-seat vehicle flown for sport or recreation that weighs under 254 pounds empty, carries no more than 5 US gallons of fuel, tops out at 55 knots and stalls at 24 knots or less. You don't need a pilot certificate, a medical or a registration to fly one.
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The Part 103 limits
To count as an ultralight vehicle under 14 CFR 103.1, a powered ultralight must:
- Carry a single occupant, for sport or recreation only.
- Weigh less than 254 pounds empty (floats and safety devices such as a parachute aren't counted).
- Have a fuel capacity of no more than 5 US gallons.
- Be incapable of more than 55 knots calibrated airspeed at full power in level flight.
- Have a power-off stall speed of no more than 24 knots calibrated airspeed.
Inside those limits, operators "are not required to meet any aeronautical knowledge, age, or experience requirements to operate those vehicles or to have airman or medical certificates" (14 CFR 103.7).
What to check before you buy a used ultralight
- That it really meets Part 103, especially the empty weight: the exemptions above apply only inside the limits.
- Engine hours against the engine maker's overhaul interval.
- Fabric, tubes and fittings, and the parachute's repack date if it has one.
- Training: no certificate is required, but get instruction before you fly it.
Two seats or more speed?
Anything outside Part 103 is an aircraft that needs a pilot certificate. The closest steps up are light sport aircraft and aircraft a sport pilot can fly under MOSAIC. Single-seat gyros can also be ultralights; see gyroplanes for sale.
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Questions buyers ask
Do you need a license to fly a Part 103 ultralight?
No. Within the Part 103 limits you don't need a pilot certificate, a medical or any required training, though training is strongly advised.
How much can a Part 103 ultralight weigh?
Less than 254 pounds empty, not counting floats or safety devices such as a ballistic parachute.
How fast can an ultralight fly?
No more than 55 knots calibrated airspeed at full power in level flight, with a power-off stall of 24 knots or less.
Can an ultralight carry a passenger?
No. A Part 103 ultralight is single-occupant.
Sources, checked September 27, 2026. Prices are published ranges and dated asking prices, not AirplaneHub sales data. Nothing here is flight-training, legal or airworthiness advice.