Originally Posted by
Pirke
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For me it was very much the unfamiliarity. After getting a PPL on a C152 and C172 those were obvious the first choice. Flying an experimental was not safe, they are not certified. It's all in the name really.
You are missing a lot of far more interesting aeroplanes.
Look at the UK and Germany primarily if you are that concerned - both have robust "sub-ICAO" airworthiness systems for microlights and homebuilts. Not called experimental.
If in your country there is a type that is approved in the UK or Germany, and you can reasonably verify that it's in a similar build standard to those countries, you can be pretty comfortable.
BUT, it won't necessarily fly like a C172 (that's generally regarded as a Good Thing), so to keep it safe, get some instruction on it from an instructor who properly understands the aeroplane.
G