rustle, BEagle hit the nail on the head when he said any new IR would still be far more than what ICAO requires. It is therefore a valid argument that if the CAA allows non UK ICAO pilots in its airspace, then it can have a 'plain' ICAO IR which allows UK pilots to fly in its airspace. JAA should simply photocopy the FARs and stick ANO on the top, and if an instructor can get a rating he should be able to instruct freelance . (We could have fun comparing FAA and JAA IR's but you would lose, perhaps elsewhere
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