So that was it - I was hooked. In August 1997 I started learning to fly Microlight Aircraft at the Moorland Flying Club based at Davidstow Moor, an Ex WW II aerodrome in North Cornwall. The training was based upon a Thruster TST aeroplane, a Microlight with side-by-side seating.

This is my Logbook taken in March 1998. It shows four lessons at Davidstow.

I took a whole week off work to do some serious flying but sadly the weather was really crap and I managed only 4 hours in the entire week. The minumum requirement for the Private Pilots' Licence (Aeroplanes) Microlights is 25 hours! The Thruster was a really enjoyable aeroplane to fly though, and these can be bought used for only £5,000 or so.