With respect to Gilles, the problem is...
While the French had no licenensing system it was not a problem as the French could only work in France, now with the advent of JAR 66, they could not be expected to start from scratch and gain a license, so they got given the full whack.
Now the problem is they can work anywhere.
A friend of mine with CAA licenses recently got turned down for a job as he did not have a full JAR66 licence, the job went to a Scandanavian who got 'given' a full JAR66 license by his authorities, meanwhile my friend is still studying for his JAR modules,
this is the part thats unfair.
I could take this JAR lark if it was a level playing field and everybody had to do the same to obtain an equivalent qualification.
