I think it a very fair question. If one has had nothing to do with Microlights then one would not know that pretty much everything has evolved in a different way. Most of the pioneers, who had not migrated from aeroplanes, initially operated without the need for licences. The requirement for licences followed the numerous accidents and the need to control this new sport with appropriate training. All of this has largely been conducted under the auspicies of the BMAA however; there has always been a small nucleus of aeroplane Instructors and Examiners that has insisted on exercising their privileges, without any reference to the BMAA. If pilots have been trained in accordance with the BMAA syllabus then the Examiners should also become au fait with this syllabus. The syllabus of course evolved around weight-shift aircraft not 3-axis.