Firstly ladies and gentlemen, I'm really pleased that we're keeping consensus of opinion on this.
As the holder of both an FAA and JAA licence, I suppose I have no particular axe to grind, It did however cost me in excess of £1,000 simply to renew my JAA MEP/IR this week which is the tip of the iceberg in terms of EASA land costs.
The previous posts are all correct in terms of the fact this will simply serve as cash cow for the authorities and penalise us as an industry needlessly in order to prop-up another government job-creation scheme (Quango). I believe we're meant to be having a cull of Quangos in the UK at the moment, there is some ammunition for a start.
Jeff