Far be it from me P.Towers, but this humble UK based ops guy has :
1 FAA Flight Dispatchers licence from an American University
2 PPL
3 16 years in the business
4 1000 hours on the flight deck jump seat.
(sad I know, but I've logged them)
5 Lots of nice UK O and A level passes
etc....etc...etc...
Therefore I assume from your comment that I SHOULD have "knowledge that ensures a greater mutual respect"
My level of "knowledge" is not unique in the ops room, I could easily name many collegues with frozen ATPL IR,class 1 degrees etc.
I really don't want to fall out but in my humble experience those non UK guys, especially those from the "new world" really are more polite and friendly to deal with.
Appreciate your thoughts....
Oh and by the way, most of us are desperate to obtain a JAR licence with similar standing to the FAA flight dispatch, ie ATPL level.