Might have been a stab at humour, of course.
My birthday is tomorrow, so you are wasting your time expecting humour today
Nobody said they can't - the issue is solely a legal one.
Let me have a go at paraphrasing that, in accordance with rules accepted in certain sectors of GA...
It's OK to be XX kg over MTOW if one is just "fat", or if one is carrying an instructor, but it's not OK if it is due to stuff being carried?
Surely microlighting is about pragmatism, and about limited budgets
All of life is about pragmatism and limited budgets...
Myself am not going to spend a single penny on a raft until I see clear proof that it has at least some chance of saving my life
The proof of that one isn't going to be available until the fateful day....
One could say the same about maintenance, etc.