britflyer, thanks for your reply, but unfortunately the trip to the US is off. As I have done all my PPL exams here in Ireland, I would have to resit them all if I were to finish my PPL off in another country. Apparently under JAR, once you start training for a PPL under the supervision of one member state you cannot finish it off in another without re-sitting all exams under the supervision of the new member state. As most of the JAA approved flight schools in America are JAA approved by the CAA, I would therefore be deemed to be training under CAA supervision. A bit confusing or what!!! Its not really worth the hassle of re-sitting all the exams again considering I only have a few more hours to do.