Hi P1lts. There are a number of factors that will help you decide. Microlighting will most likely cost more. It used to be that you could not rent a microlight, so for lessons you had to have your own (or a share in one). That may well be out of date information now though (my brother Neil was working on his Microlight licence in the mid 90’s and went halves on a Weight Shift with my Step-father). He loved it but unfortunately the running costs and weather turned against him and the Navy sent him off to sea just before he could take his GFT.

As mentioned, gliding required a club, mainly because it takes more than one person to get the glider airborne.. then there is the need to push the aircraft into position and recover it after landing.. of course, there are motor-gliders which are a lot of fun.

At the end of the day, you should go with the path that excites you the most (within the funding limits you set).

Learning to fly was one of the best things I ever did. The type of aircraft you fly is not important really. The important thing is just getting up there. It will change you and you will never be the same again. Go for it. I know you will not regret it.