Well it's been six months since I started this thread and it's still going, albeit slowly. I'm part way through my FAA instructor ratings now and am still worried about the EASA thing. I just get the feeling that someone out there is making a big role of red tape and it's going to be wrapped tightly and quickly around the aviation industry in the not too distant future. I'm hoping that the 14 ATPL exams that I passed will still be worth something. If not, I guess I'm going to have to sneak in with a quick conversion to JAA.