I sort of get your point BEagle, slowly remove the responsibilty of Private flying to a seperate organisation than the JAA/CAA, good Idea, but (Harsh Hat on again) What the H*ll are the JAA/CAA up to, they should be trying to achive this, but instead they are proving themselfs so incapable that others have to do it for them, should we all go round to the food halls at hanseldorf (or whatever its called) and spoon feed them? we pay their salarys, why don't they get off there backsides and sort something out. the Commercial JAA is such a mess becuase they never listened to the industry, the private is in even more of mess because they pass it of as some pointless anoyance, name me one pilot who flys commercaily who has never made use of light aviation.
The setting up of the NPPL only highlights the shortcomings of the JAA. sort the system rather than fragment it more would be my prefrence.
..Harsh hat off.. fire at will..
For the record I love light aviation, flying in the airlines doesn't hold the luster that many others seam to be blinded like bunny rabbits by. I've flown alot in the states, and seen what can be done by a rationaly authoriy that sees the social and financial benifits of light avation. its not a perfect system but I'd gladly see the hole euro system be replaced in an instant.
[This message has been edited by little red train (edited 09 March 2001).]