It will be a sad day indeed Tony, but today may also be a sad day for that microlight pilot. Unless he holds a full Class 2 medical he cannot fly his machine over the border into the Republic of Ireland.
Quite incredible beaurocracy. A man in a flying machine weighing 300 Kg can't fly over open countryside, while a 20 stone cigarette smoking truck driver can pilot his 40 ft rig along the brutal Irish roads and all he needs is a simple declaration of fitness from his GP.
If the microlight pilot has a heart attack, he and maybe a cow will die. I shudder to think what may happen if the truckie has one.
Nothing against truck drivers by the way, just this crazy situation.