Silvaire
I have to agree with you that I cannot see anything much in it for the FAA other than pressure from US manufacturers who do business in Europe.
That is the one thing which makes me question EASAs real intent here other than getting rid of the vast number of N reg based in Europe.
The FAA do not have the same problem of 1000s of EASA or European aircraft based in the USA.
Having to hold dual licences one set having no relevance to the aircraft being flown backs up the absurdity of what is going on and points to a Lawyers solution to achieve an aim.
EASA have come up against legal problems in the EU in trying to force that especially with employed EEC N reg pilots so I would imagine if they want to go ahead they will have to look at excemptions on an ongoing basis for those commercial pilots.
My guess with the PPL IR they will back off using the stick to beating N reg IRs out of Europe and allow more concessions to gaining an EASA IR for existing based N reg pilots in Europe.
It would have saved Europe a fortune if EASA had just copied the FAA model.
Politically EASA are a reflection of why Europe is in such a financial mess.
Rely on the financial world not production for wealth and create jobs in government departments for employement with gold plated incomes and pensions.
Trouble is those departments have to have something to do and someone has to pay for it all.
Pace