Tim_the_PPL,
I'm a little puzzled....
You say your buddy in the US has been a Qualified Flight Instructor for a number of years, and recently a CFI. In the US, there is no such thing as a QFI, its' CFI. Do you mean a recent CFII (instrument?) or MEI (multi?)
Also, theres no night rating over here.
10K hours is a lot of time for just instructing. Was he flying for some charter outfit as well? It's also unusual to log that much time and not have the ATP completed.
Not trying to pick on you, but something sounds funny about those 'qualifications'
[This message has been edited by NIMBUS (edited 06 October 2000).]