most microlights will be limited to about 15kg baggage
I often read things like that, but how do you square it with the general obesity level in the population?
I weigh 75kg now. Some years ago I was 70kg, and also 80kg. I am trying to get back down to 70kg. So there is a 10kg variation for a start.
But I am not exactly "fat"; many people (not just men but also women) of my height are 90kg+. If I had 15kg payload reserve and went from 70 to 90 I would have to give up flying. Looking at other pilots, you don't need a PhD in social science to work out that pilots are often in the obese category.
Then you get the "bigger" blokes who are 90kg without being "fat".
So who buys these microlights?
I guess that with an open cockpit there is nowhere to carry anything anyway...
You should hitch a ride one day and enjoy some real flying
How can you when there is just 15kg spare?