if your going to fly in the UK, learn in the UK
No round the world global flying for anyone then ?
Sounds like any round the world record attempts would need a pilot who was licensed in every single country that was flown over.
Come on weather doesn't respect international boundaries, fog is fog wherever you find it !
The above is the sales pitch given to punters by clubs who want them to spend more money and stay at home....how do they achieve that? by sowing the seeds of fear.....once you buy into that bulls%it then of course you spread that nonsense yourself because you did it so it must be the right thing to do (your not daft are you? well are you???)