Originally Posted by
Peter PanPan
Again: why are you suggesting more flying and training? That doesn't make any sense.
FWIW, I seem to recall that very few (if any) UK schools would allow a new customer to self-fly hire one of their machines without some sort of check ride, even with a JAA PPL(H). The general consensus was that a new customer who hadn't flown in the country before (ie had done all of their training in the US, even if it was to JAA standards) would require more 'familiarisation training' than someone who had trained in the UK.