FLY_146
I recently did a JAA IR-exam and am going to do the CPL exam. Our authorities have already copletely introduced the JAR-FCL.
At present time it could be that somewhere there are easier exams because the JAA is very unevident and leaves much space of interpretation. But I can tell you that our exam was a horror. The authorities didn't help us very much, the gave us only 2 weeks before the exam some learning objectives(and these we already had from CAA homepage).
Thanks to our school and instructors almost everyone passed, but it was a lot of work and I think the school didnt't earn any penny of our course because they had to work so much for us.
One guy that does his ATPL in England told me that the CAA helps the students much more to pass the exams, so be happy that you live in UK.
Stratocaster
Our Auth. said that on the JAA question bank there are so much stupid and senseless questions and the bank is so little, that there were just enough questions for one exam.
So as ouy see I am not so happy with the JAA and our Auth. that think we have to be the first who introduces the JAR-FCL.
BUT DON'T WORRY TOO MUCH, FLYING IS INVENTED AND THE JAA CAN'T REINVENT IT