No they don't that is correct, and you have totally missed the point I am trying to make. The point is, it will get him the cheapest and quickest way into a full time aviation employment, Fixed axis mircrolight instructors can make 25 to 35 k a year, pretty much what he is earning from two jobs.
If he is desperate to fly he will be flying with the minimum investment. He can still over the years use these earnings to save to do the CPL, hour build and ME IR. At the end of 10 years he will have only have 200 hour CPL/IR as far as "group A" hours are concerned, but potentially 1000s hours on fixed axis microlights, although the fixed axis hours do not count it is potentially a better flying CV than 200 hour CPL/IR while trying to stay current in two non aviation related jobs.