Qwmtn,
Interesting comments on life in the US.
I lived and worked in California and Nevada for a number of years, and I have got to say that you live in a gorgeous part of the country.
You are absolutely correct about nationality having nothing to do with how good a pilot one is.
Flying all over the US with a number of operators, I can recall some bloody good aviators and some interesting times.
Not to mention some of the most liberated women I have ever met!
Ahhh the good old days......
Just as an aside do you guys have a career path into mainline Continental?