Gary, looks like you are wasting your time trying to point out a couple of simple facts. However I like you believe that any profficient and professional pilot will plan and think ahead of his / her aircraft .. always. and have the ability to judge when they are comfortable to fly any trip or aircraft. Paying large sums of money just to satisfy some bureaucrat that you are profficient is not neccessarily manditory for everyone.. .. .To suggest that to fly a light piston twin IFR or VFR is far more difficult than flying a 737 is stupid. Using that benchmark of thought then the light twin should be two crew and the 737 single crew.. .. .Check rides are part of professional flying and should be examined based on the need for same.. .. .All the check rides in the world will not change a moron, they obviously get jobs making new rules and reinventing the wheel for aviation in the CAA - FAA - T.C. JAA - JAR etc...and try and dumb the rest of aviation down to their level.. .. ..................... . <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" /> The hardest thing about flying is knowing when to say no. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" />