[aligee]

The eurowing goldwing is a single seat pusher canard microlight and has a fantastic cooling system called open cockpit.One morning after a particularly difficult night shift I headed straight to Cumbernauld for a 07:00 departure before the forecast northerly crosswind spoiled my fun.I took my time over the external checks and the aircraft unusually started first time on the lawnmower pull start.Off I trundled and lined up on 26 into an 8knt 300 degree breeze.The takeoff was uneventful and I headed off north over the hills to Stirling only to find the air slightly more turbulent than I would have liked,my bum lifted off the seat a few times and I thought why is my a**e level with the side of the plane.I had forgotten to put my belts on and was freely bouncing around unrestrained,After a rather flustered 20 mins of total fear I landed back at the field and had a lovely 40 min drive back home to remind myself of the fun of flying .What a plonker. Ps never made that mistake again