Sightseeing in ultralight airplanes a growing fad in North Korea

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The tours, which began in late July, are operated by the Mirim flying club out of a fancy new facility on an old airfield adjacent to another of Kim’s signature modernization projects: a sprawling equestrian club and horse racetrack. Officials say more than 4,000 North Koreans have gone up in the ultralight fleet since, along with “hundreds of foreigners” from 12 countries.

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