after I happily flew all over in a "not proper looking" microlight aircraft (actually a Rans S6, looks like a Cessna but all brightly coloured fabric) I built a "proper looking" aircraft, low wing, bubble forwards hinging canopy etc a bit like a Eurostar.
What we found out was
1) when you climb aboard you step off the wing onto the seat. If the airfield is wet or muddy you get to sit in the damp patch on the seat.
2) if it is raining, it rains on the seats, your charts, your personal stuff etc as you get in or out.
3) putting outdoor covers on requires much crawling in the grass, often wet or dewey.
4) the canopy and the wing conspire to stop you seeing much of the ground. You can't point a camera over the side and see in the viewfinder because the canopy is too close. The wing blocks most of the view downwards.
5) you get a better view of the sky than you do in a high wing aircraft. If you want to look at the sky you can do that from safely on the ground.
6) there is no protection from the sun while in flight.
7) you can't pull up a deck chair and sit under the wing to escape from sun or rain.
We now have another high wing aircraft. Sorted.
Rans6..........