Shawn:
Slightly off subject, I know, but I think there are a few 'retired' rotorheads of great experience in UK who may join if the SETP Membership C'tee changes the rules that presently admit to membership only tps in an active tp role. I bumped into a couple of said at the ETPS 60th last year.
Speaking about the UK, on the military side RW tps generally serve only one tour, often extended for RAF tps, but this certainly used to be to stricter posting limits for Army and RN. The extended RAF tour certaily made it easier for me to fulfil the SETP membership requirements in the late 80s. Apart from those tps who go on to a tutor job or return to the T&E system in executive capacity, the civilian take-up is limited, so there is a bit of 'fade'. Perhaps this gives the impression that few RW tps are actually qualifying.
Just a thought, but EPNER must produce a goodly number of RW tps, what with EC France just up the road at Marignane, but am I right in thinking that few of them join SETP?
See you perhaps at Hamilton Place in June?