With a passing rant about why LASORS manages to be over 70Mb....
Originally Posted by LASORS C1.1
The holder of a UK JAR-FCL licence with SEP rating
may also subject to completion of differences training
with an appropriately qualified flying instructor, exercise
the privileges of their licence on microlight aeroplanes
and SLMG’s in UK airspace only, without the necessity of
obtaining a NPPL (the normal licence for such aeroplanes).
However, any experience gained in microlight aeroplanes
or SLMG’s cannot be counted towards the flying
experience necessary to revalidate the SEP rating.
Originally Posted by LASORS H0
Holders of JAR-FCL licences which contain appropriate
Instructor Ratings (and Examiner Authorisations) may
exercise the privileges of the ratings/authorisations
included in their licences on Microlight aeroplanes
and SLMG’s but shall first undertake any necessary
differences training.
And a brief further rant about common sense. In the UK, prior to the rules above coming in, we used to see 1-2 perfectly serviceable microlights each year written off by experienced bigger aeroplane pilots who refused to recognise the differences and get properly trained for them. There are sufficient differences between how microlights are flown and operated from "Group A" that a reasonable amount of "total immersion" time is sensible for a normal pilot, and I'd argue vital for an instructor or examiner - regardless of legal minima.
Once you are happy turning up at a farmstrip, making your own decisions about flying, judging condition of the grass, doing everything on the aeroplane yourself including taking out and cleaning the spark plugs and removing the carb bowl for a water check, departing non-radio, navigating a 45 knot aeroplane in a 15 knot crosswind, operating a Rotax engine which has no carb heat or mixture control, with a return to base at 500ft for the last ten miles because it's the only way to make a reasonable groundspeed against the headwind - you should be fine!
G