BEagle - Happy New Year - you may well be reading some papers I have written in the near future. It perhaps is time for a move away from JAR-FCL for those 90% of our students and potential students that have no interest in moving into commercial aviation. For far too long the system has forgotten that for most private flying and, in particular, sporting and recreational aviation is an end in itself. Just because there is an engine up front does not mean that the light aeroplane enthusiast must be financially disadvantaged in comparison with other aviation pursuits. We need more students - and especially younger ones. If the reactionary forces you predict do come out of the sand like ostriches so be it - they have not done so particularly in the thread despite it being dedicated to examiners and instructors. COME ON - HAVE YOUR SAY.......!!!