All very confusing/frustrating. For someone starting from the position I am in, with NPPL (m) who is going to have to sell on his Foxbat microlight soon (long story, don't ask on a public forum) and looking for something with a little more range and payload ..........
Looks as if going to an entry level group A all metal kitbuilt (perhaps a Groppo Trail) to get similar performance with enough fuel range and luggage capacity to make touring/camping in France more comfortable and safer (I hate arriving with just fumes in the tank to keep below MTOW) is going to take all of the spontaneity out of trips.
The AME medical and LAPL is just too much hassle for me especially as I haven't even started to upgrade my NPPL (m) yet and the deadline is soon!
As the aircraft type I am looking at are not EASA types I can't believe that the French are making this so difficult.
Crazy.
Rans6...................