Fuji Abound
This stuff doesn't have to be defended; this is politics and, worse, it comes from anonymous committees who have nobody to answer to.
Whopity
The ME IR is an extra 5 hrs (55hrs min training) so there is a slight difference. A SE IR is not valid on a multi.
"The driving force behind that is not safety based, but is intended to prevent UK pilots from using a FAA IR in the UK!"
Indeed but why? Visiting pilots will always be able to. Politics, CAA funding, and lobbying from the flight training industry
