Its not that the hour building has been done abroad as such its more that its been drilling holes in the sky.
If you can say that you have done something with your hour building and not just gone up and down the East coast of FL with an occasional trip to lakeland and Ceda Key to see the mad auld burd in her taxi with her manky dog.
Its the fact that your mate froze up that was the issue. Not that he did his hour building in the US. Flying from one coast to the other and back is a completely different kettle of fish to burning holes in FL.
Suitable replys would have been.
Time constraints with working while training.
Wanted to fly coast to coast in the US.
Wx in the UK.
Wanted to visit places I wouldn't normally be able to visit.
I am sure you can see my drift.
Training in the UK yes I fully agree PPL/MEP/CPL and IR
Hour building go and do something interesting and novel, you only get to do it once. With hind sight I wish I had done something other than burning holes in FL it would have made my CPL/IR a alot easier as well.