when I have Breakfast with my Congressman next week....I shall tell him of all this....and suggest that the US FAA should do exactly as EASA is doing. We should continue to recognize all Non-EASA licenses as before....and take the new posture re EASA licenses as EASA is doing to us. Fair is Fair!
As it will be self evident how Aviation in EASA land is becoming a thing for the rich....my money says Barry Obama will see a new way to target the Rich Non-African American's who want to spend so extravagantly in his realm.
Prepare to "spread your wealth around" folks.....perhaps we can call this change in FAA policy the "Stall Buffett Rule".