It's just very complicated (or impossible) to arrange the FAA checkride in Europe, so some time off and off to the USA is the best way.
I have looked into this exact point this week and believe the FAA IR Checkride can fairly easily be done in europe unless I got the wrong end of the stick, anyone any experience with
www.rnav.us it would suit me perfectly to do at Le Touquet.
Also any tips on the best way to prepare for the written IR test?