Bob where are you from and where are you based?
Perhaps I don't need to know that, but if you're based at home, they know this and, being english like myself based in spain since I joined two years ago, I've done 1700 hrs on type so far. This does average 850 a year, but I'm not at home either.
Most people I know do less hours when they're based in the UK or IRE, and it seems the majority of Brits and Irish want to be based at home.