EchoGolf wrote:dall1234 wrote:Having done exactly the route you describe, NPPL (M) --> NPPL (SSEA) --> LAPL, I really would recommend continuing to get your (M), then get the SSEA, then decide future actions.
There is absolutely no reason to start flying training on microlights even if you ultimately want to fly microlights as things stand.
32 hours into an NPPL(M) (strictly speaking a NPPL(A) Microlight) I have realised I have been sold a pup, was misinformed by the Microlight instructor I have mostly trained with, who assured me in June 2019 that there was a progression path at the beginning to an international license. There isn't and there hasn't been unless you achieved your NPPL(SSEA) before 7 April 2018 and so can convert it to a LAPL(A).
Yes I did complete the NPPL --> LAPL route before the cutoff. It certainly seems that you may have been mis-informed, but remember that there are good & not-so-good instructors in both micros & GA.
Yes, if you aspire to 4 seats & instruments then probably best to go for PPL from the start, but for those happy with microlights (as you know some very capable machines), then the min 25 hour NPPL course appeals over a min 45 hour one.
There may also be other reasons, eg you might be unable to get an EASA medical, (still need easa medical to
start EASA PPL training?). After 32 hours, I assume you're well into the course, so why not complete and get the licence, I think they are still non-expiring.