in reply to Tim CPL
well Tim, not much to do with my original thread, however since you mentioned the US, I may as well rant a bit, maybe aviation is better in the land of the free, lol.
However being British we are not allowed to live for longer than 6 months in the land of the free, even though, our forces are fighting alongside each other in the Middle East, We are not allowed to enter the worldwide " Green Card Lottery " to enter the land of the free, although, your welcomed with out streched arms to buy a holiday home / car / air craft. and all the associated services required to run them all, just don't stay 1 day over the 6 months, else you find out, it sure isn't the land of the free, after all.
End of Rant