irishpilot:
So you're based in Prague? :-) I did my JAA and FAA private medical in Prague last month on the way to say hello to family. Good deal, two for the price of one. Almost as they asked extra 500 CZK for spirometry thanks to stupid 'asthmatic cold' remark in my medical papers, BS, but..
Seems to me that folks flying in the US and planning to return to Europe (JAA land) should leave 'safety pilot' hours to Americans as they stay in FAA system.
Maybe offering 60-40 or 70-30 cost sharing just to have all the hood time.
Or finding enough hopefuls for safety pilot time.
This thing, 'issue' was mentioned on PPRUNE before