This was sent to me today:
The appeal of vintage LSAs
I've been flying for 10 years now at a direct hourly cost that's slowly risen to the equivalent of £15/hr on Avgas.... using non-alcohol Mogas in the UK it wouldn't be a whole lot more. Obviously the
indirect costs dominate for this scenario - mainly storage, cost of money and liability insurance, but flying does not have to be expensive per hour if you can keep those costs under control. I've had no large maintenance bills and given the good condition and extreme simplicity of the aircraft, I don't anticipate them.... ever.
If the OP could work a local deal to get some seat time in a similar aircraft, that would be good.