SaSless,
Don't jump to conclusions - that's my prerogative! I don't fly in UK; I fly with Argentinians, Chileans, Indians, Africans, North Americans and Asians ..... and it is a perception that many of these have about the 'JAA' Licence and system to which I was referring. I do not say it is right or wrong.
With the boom in revenue oil companies are now demanding newer equipments with all the kit. Perhaps if we had been stronger as an industry a few years ago, operators would have provided a lot of this as standard fits for them in the past - and that would have led consequently to more simulator work earlier. The figures are already available from OGP safety studies as to why this should be occurring. it doesn't take the brains of an archbishop to work out where we need to concentrate - sims provide excellent testing and proving of procedures, emergencies and CRM.
You have thousands of posts and I do not rant against those... allow me one now and again, thank you.