I got panned by the holier than thou fraternity on the Flyer forums for complaining about this new 6 yearly examiner test.
It is just another example of the creeping over regulation put in place to guarantee jobs for the boys and which is slowly strangling GA to death.
The recent CAA safety review of the new JAA regs (2 yearly instructor flights, 90 day rule etc) showed no improvement in safety statistics, and the new EASA proposals will do nothing but present yet another obstacle and more expense for GA pilots.
How about two yearly instructor driving lessons and resitting our driving tests every 6 years? How would that go down with the great british public. It might reduce the 3000 deaths a year on the roads never mind not reduce the dozen or so GA deaths per annum?