€38,900
EDUA, Germany
ultralight€50,000
Bellvei, Spain
ultralight€60,000
EDUA, Germany
ultralight€46,800
ultralight€27,424
Szczecin, Polen
ultralightPlaneFox tracks 5 TL Ultralight TL-96 Star aircraft for sale and re-reads every one of them from the broker and dealer sites it watches, so the figures below move when the market moves. Every number on this page is measured from those live listings, not taken from a published price guide.
There are 5 TL Ultralight TL-96 Star listings on PlaneFox right now, 5 of them priced. They ask between EUR 27,000 and EUR 60,000, with a median of EUR 47,000.
A TL Ultralight TL-96 Star flies about 400 nm, roughly 741 km, which is about 3 h 42 min in still air at typical cruise.
A TL Ultralight TL-96 Star costs about EUR 1,247 a month to own and fly: EUR 901 to run it, plus EUR 347 for a loan over 15 years on the median asking price here, EUR 46,800. Flown 150 hours a year, that is about EUR 106 for every flight hour.
The TL Ultralight TL-96 Star is a Czech, two-seat, all-composite ultralight and light sport type developed by TL Ultralight in the 1990s. It first appeared in the mid 1990s and was produced before the company’s later TL-2000 Sting family became established. The aircraft is a low-wing, fixed tricycle-gear design intended for private touring, club flying and advanced ultralight operation. Its importance is mainly historical and practical: it helped define TL Ultralight’s move into efficient composite sport aircraft, while giving buyers a lighter, simpler alternative to later and more highly equipped models.
Typical TL Ultralight TL-96 Star aircraft are powered by Rotax 912-series four-cylinder engines, most commonly the 80 hp Rotax 912 UL or similar installations depending on national approval and individual aircraft history. Reported cruise performance is generally around 105 to 120 knots, with range commonly quoted in the region of 500 to 650 nautical miles when fitted with long-range fuel capacity and operated at economical settings. Service ceiling is typically around 13,000 feet. Useful load varies significantly with empty weight, equipment, ballistic parachute fitment and the certification category in which the aircraft is registered, so individual weight and balance records are more important than brochure figures.
The TL Ultralight TL-96 Star has side-by-side seating under a clear canopy, with a compact sport-aircraft cockpit and good external visibility. It is best understood as a day VFR touring aircraft rather than a factory-integrated glass cockpit platform. Original panels were commonly fitted with conventional flight and engine instruments, a VHF radio, basic navigation equipment and, where required, a transponder. Used examples may have been upgraded with portable or panel-mounted GPS, modern radios, Mode S transponders, engine monitors or light EFIS equipment from manufacturers such as Dynon, MGL or Garmin. Garmin G1000 or Garmin Perspective installations are not typical for this model.
Prospective buyers should focus on airframe condition, composite repair history, engine hours, gearbox and rubber component maintenance on Rotax-powered examples, logbook continuity and compliance with the aircraft’s national operating category. Check landing gear condition, canopy fit, fuel system integrity and any parachute system service life. Because the TL Ultralight TL-96 Star predates newer TL designs, values usually sit below later TL-2000 Sting aircraft with newer avionics, lower hours or broader light sport recognition. Its appeal on the used market is strongest where a buyer wants an economical composite two-seater with good touring efficiency and is comfortable evaluating an older, less common European ultralight type.