Looks like I'm going to have to storm the battlements of
Gatwick to get an answer...
I don't see why the FAA should care if you receive CAA/JAA
training in an N-reg that is otherwise being appropriately
operated.
I also don't see - having peeked at LASORS - where non
initial training in an N-reg should be a problem for the CAA
given that they allow US facilities to train peeps for UK ratings
in the US on N-reg aircraft.
[rant on]
The whole international licensing position on aircraft and
pilot status is complete ar$e. My driving license allows me
to drive a car anywhere in the world...I can also drive
across frontiers without any problem. There is no good reason
why flying should not be like this and plenty of bad reasons
that it isn't.
[rant off]
-- Andrew