Quote:3barsI'm missing something....has regulation in America, Canada, Australia etc. not been effectively turning European Pilots away for years?
Also, from a flight training point of view, I PAID, often through the nose, for the honour of flying in American skies during training.....
.....and then paid again, through the nose, because apparently the air is different in England to the States
Comments, like the above, are not in line with my experience as a pilot
who has trained and checked out many European,and other, nationals.
Many AirForce pilots from Europe have been trained here as have many private pilots AT A COST FAR LESS THAN THAT CHARGED IN EUROPE, I may add.
Mis-information is worse than not knowing at all !
As far as acceptable piloting standards, ICAO has regulations governing these and, if adhered to by the training countries, pilots should be able to fly in any other country that follows these rules as well.
If airspace has become at a premium, such as in Europe, there still remains the fact that clearance obtained is (should be) the same as in all ICAO standard airspace.
