Or if you fancy a challenge, spend £4k on a reasonable second hand flexwing, £1k on a microlight conversion, and the other £5k flying it for the next 6 years. ( I did that a few years ago, still have it, and have huge amounts of fun in it).
Often wondered about doing this. Pilotage - at 4K I presume it was a 2-stroke. Do you have to do lots of work to keep it fettled? Does the engine fail occasionally?
Do you keep it at a field (at some cost, presumambly) or at home, meaning rig/de-rig?
Any 'gotchas'?
SSD