unfortuantly your faa licenSe is far superoir to the jaa license and the jaa no this! they feel threatened that a faa pilot may be able to fly in europe along side crappy jaa gear/flaps operators. the faa licenSe trains you to be rel pilot where the jaa all you get is a crappy license and no job after given 150000 eu dollars to scholls like horizon. the jar fcl are only bothered about EU dollars. once you get a faa license there is no going bak, because the jaa feel cheated they have not got your eu dollars and they try to make you climb every barrier possible. understande! everyone nos this to be the case but dont want to believe it. forget the eu and stay in the USA. believe me you are far better of. i have never looked back and now i am succesful ATP pilot flying turboprops. i no many fat and ugly women who want britisch passport.