Best example I can recall of poor airmanship in microlights was a closer than comfortable encounter with one at about 4 and a half miles out of Exeter, on the Localiser, I was pretty close to 1500 Ft waiting for the glidelope capture, and flashed past a microlight with not a lot of separation in any direction.
Reported same to the radar controller at Exeter, who thanked me for the report and commented "It's happening regularly, but they're so small they don't paint on the radar".
Nothing we could do, and I wasn't about to do an orbit to go back and see if I could get any closer
On the basic thought of a 30 Hr PPL, that sounds like a non starter, the theory looks like a European equivalent of the american recreational licence, but as sure as eggs is eggs, the rules will get broken more than they will be observed, and a dilution in the overall standard of airmanship is the most likely result. Not good.
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"Irish" Steve
[This message has been edited by Irish Steve (edited 08 January 2000).]
[This message has been edited by Irish Steve (edited 08 January 2000).]