The PPL SEP does not allow flight in microlights....why? Quite simply because the microlight is NOT covered by the SEP class rating.
It USED to be covered by a group A rating (or the pure microlight only Group D rating), however when the change to JAR came this privilage was revoked - however, if you had a valid CoT on microlights then the CAA would issue a Microlight class rating as well.
Re: Count towards PPL time...eh? It *is* PPL time that must legally be logged - and therefore is all included as your TT as pilot of aeroplanes.
Now if the question was cross-crediting of flight time allowed for class rating revalidation - then thats a different matter.
I understand the NPPL allows cross-crediting, but current JAR based ratings do not.
Genghis: Are you sure? There always used to be a 5 hour cross conversion between one way and the other....(fixed/flex)...and anyway surely that is now enforceable under differences training rules....given that all microlight class ratings are covered by the same regulations are they not? Failing that can you point me towards the regs where the microlight stuff is written separately to the other JAR based framework - can seem to find it right now...
Cheers.
FF
Hope this helps,
Barry