Hey Bose X
Go easy on the wannabees the only reason they end up 50 grand in debt is because they have to. You are not going to get a mainstream job in the UK without a JAR licence.
I agree that no one should attack the US system. It is fantastically straight forward. The flight examiners I flew with were top notch. They were highly skilled and demanded high levels of handling. The written exams were less obtuse than JAA but were also easier. Possibly because there is so much easily accessible notes.
Anyone who has passed a JAR ground exams will have known how to work bloody hard.
411A. Try to persuade the European Authorities to become as enlightened about aviation as the Americans. Whilst your at it can you get me a P51 for Christmas
At the end of they day what I can not understand, in the light of an ICAO standard, why ALL compliant licences are not fully transferable.
Regards
Wide