Originally Posted by
Jan Olieslagers
Regarding the VLA/microlight difference: there are quite some legal differences, but they will only become relevant on "serious" touring. Flying a microlight internationally requires (in theory) an overflight permit for each country visited. The VLA, being an EASA concept, has no limitation there - as long as the UK adheres to EASA
Only a few EU countries require an overflight permit* for microlights and CS-VLA is an EASA certification specification, not a Certificate of Airworthiness. The C42 VLA is not an EASA aircraft and neither is my homebuilt CS-VLA compliant EV97.
* only two countries charge for them. No prizes for guessing which they are.