Agreed John - availability of resources also presents a challenge, but I think the comparison of cost similar to a family car is exactly the point here. Most people have the family car and the repayments that go with it every month, so cost is the issue. A microlight/LSA is seen as a weekend recreat...

Alan, what about an easy way to access & gain entry to microlight syndication? Cost of acquiring a microlight, and maintaining a microlight does come at a cost, let's face it. So if this were 25% of the current cost of entry for example, would this not be more enticing and within the 'striking range...