Originally Posted by
212man
I was walking around the AAIB hangar once, with one of the inspectors I knew, and he said that microlight pilots had an equivalent safety level to motorcycle riders!
No-one more aware of that than me - I passed my GST with only 10 hours experience and I make sure I stay current and fly enough circuits to maintain landing confidence and competence.
The landing is really the most difficult bit since a helicopter pilot making a running landing wants to push the nose forward just before touchdown - not recommended for FW if you want the nose wheel and prop to survive.
Most of the FW accidents are related to landing in the AAIB list.