To: GEOFF WEIGHELL British Microlight Aircraft Association
Mandatory Differences Training for Microlight/VLA Pilots
Complex or differences training is mandatory for General Aviation Pilots who wish to fly GA aircraft with Variable Pitch Propellers / Constant Speed Propellers, so I see no reason why the same standards shouldn't be applied by the BMAA for Microlight Pilots who wish to advance themselves outside of the basic configuration that is categorised and known as the Microlight Category.
Why is this important?
Complex training should be considered as a flight-safety issue for the pilots/owners fitting these propellers to their microlights, I can also see that this progression to Complex Microlights could have detrimental flight-safety implications on both the pilot/owner & BMAA/LAA if no Complex training is given and an accident culminates from a lack of training or a lack of understanding of the propeller system fitted.
The lack of complex training has detrimental effects on the safe operation of microlights.
