Microlight, Permit or C of A ?
I'm fantasising about buying an Ikarus c42, rather than renting spamcans.
If I did, and it was light enough to qualify as a microlight, would I have the choice of registering it as a microlight, a Permit aircraft or a CofA aircraft?
I believe that maintenance costs of a microlight < costs for permit <costs for CofA, BUT
I suspect that hours flying a microlight wouldn't count towards my EASA PPL currency.
AND
Prestwick and Glasgow don't allow microlights (though there IS a Eurostar at the former).
So, do you have the choice of registering a microlight as a permit aircraft? And does that confer advantages that outweigh any additional maintenance costs?