Flexwing Microlights are the easiest and least expensive way to start flying a powered aircraft. A second-hand craft can be yours for around £2,500-£3,000, (BMAA.org) or (AFORS.com) less than a reasonable second-hand car! And lessons, storage and running costs are similarly cheap compared to any other form of powered flight.

Microlights can be stored in your garage, they can take off and land on a field or short grass strip, and are the least tied up in red tape of any form of powered aircraft.

Microlight training courses cover all aspects of flying, both theoretical and practical and take a minimum of 25 hours to complete. Most microlight students book one or two lessons a week and finish the course over a period of about nine months.