Yes "reciprocity" sounds warm and fuzzy, but what is he talking about?
The current lack of reciprocity is in the direction
opposite to his argument.
The
USA is easier than Europe for validating papers from the other one.
There is an apparent mental block in the EU machine on the present very easy FAA validations of ICAO papers.
Actually I think it is plain in-your-face dishonesty because everybody who can start up a C150 knows about the 61.75 route
But this mental block results in people like Simpson pretending that there is
no US give on anything at present and that a reciprocal treaty is the only way for the EU to give something likewise.