FP,
The control responses have significant diferences between all microlights - three-axis and weighshift - and most light aircraft (ie all Spamcans).
This is, in part, I think due to inertia. The Spamcans are simply much heavier and so have more momentum.
So, having been told in microlights that power=height, I was quite surprised to be told in a Spamcan to raise the nose to the climb attitude and then bring in more power as the airspeed decayed to the best climb speed.
I thought we had both used PAT for the climb!
I think the reason for a number of sportflight aircraft crashes - OK, C42 Ikarus ones (which have the same engine and airframe for light aircraft and microlight versions) - is that people raise the nose of the aircraft and then don't get the power in quick enough, especially on the go-around.
So the aircraft quickly loses energy and then stalls,
Just my thoughts,
XA