Crash One wrote:
Here we go again!
As far as I am aware microlights are allowed in class D.
Permit a/c are allowed in class D. And since recently, over built up settlements.
VFR was complied with.
VMC was complied with.
NPPL daytime only was complied with.
UK airspace? does the Hieland Republic of Jockistan constitute UK?
Is there anything else that I've missed?
I have no disagreement with most of the above, and, as many on here know full well, the very last thing that I would do is start any sort of anti-microlight feeling.
I do think we need to consider the true limitations that applied to this flight though, and not just assume that they were the same as most other GA flights, as they were not. I was making the very valid point that the limitations for a microlight, particularly key issues like licence revalidation, medical requirements and minimum visibility under certain conditions, are different from those appertaining to other licence holders.
VP