Originally Posted by
Capn Bug Smasher
So your 800 kg beauty would be a Group A flexwing. A light aircraft that happens to look like a stereotypical microlight.
Interesting question!
That's what I was thinking. In the old days the difference was obvious, but now we have microlights that look like airplanes, so why not the opposite? Which leads to the obvious question: If aircraft can be made lighter to allow operation with a microlight licence, why can't they be made heavier to 'force' operation with a PPL? Could you recertify a flex wing microlight 1kg heavier and call it an SEP? I believe some 3 axis microlights can be certified either way.