Yes, that is also true but for those that fly both N reg and Euro reg even with a stand alone they were always going to keep both valid and with folk around who can do the revalidation on both at the same time it is not as if there are two lots of renewal fees.
I dont disagree with anything you have said Bose, I guess I am just making the observation that a 61.75 can work pretty well and although there has been a hoop to jump through recently really the amount of hassle connected with a 61.75 in the last twenty years has been surprisingly minimal.
Depending on what happens it is even possible regular visits by an FAA DPE charging a "fair" fee will become the norm. Of course our friends in Europe could put pay to everything, standalone or 61.75 - I am guessing you would not be that chuffed then if you have just done a standalone and a foreign pilot conversion or stand alone IR.
