No. of PPL's in UK & Europe....
Well, thanks everyone for replying and creating what has become a really interesting thread!
Has been very useful for my research.
What it does highlight is the dramatic difference in PPL population density across Europe. And the difficulties of trying to arrive at reasonably accurate figures when PPL's are not differentiated out or there are different local conditions, such as in Italy.
No-one's mentioned Eastern Europe - is the active high-end ULM market there reflected also in a high number of PPL's? Or are there operating on sub-EASA national licencing, a la NPPL?
I certainly hadn't thought about the historical perspective on this before, which was interesting....
Grist for the mill.
Cheers
BFA