Considering that the EU was to adopt a single FTL scheme about ten years ago, we seem to have progressed very nicely to a situation where none of us know any more now than we did then.
I seem to recall that the main stumbling block to the implementation was the UK refusal to accept the Limitations.
As mentioned above, most of Europe work to very different rules than we do here in the UK.
How do you like the idea of a 24hour period from midnight to midnight being defined as a day off. In Germany they base this on Zulu time!
You can land at 0130 local in the summer and report 24 and a half hours later having had a day off inbetween. Like the sound of that?
No monthly limit on flying hours. Often 130 hours are flown each month in summer.
That is just two examples of the JAA OPS rules as proposed by the German authority.
When the FTL rules apply to us all here in UK there will be more squealing and writhing than ever seen before in this country!when
You have been warned. The CAA/Cap 371, amended or not, is only temporary!!