WWW:
Your points are well taken and I agree I am speaking from the North American perspective.
As to the JAA and JAR stuff I personally feel from what I have observed that it is not advancing aviation in your country. But don't feel bad we are catching up quite nicely here in Canada.
The final proof of course will be when the paper pushers one day go in to work and wonder why there is no aviation to make rules for.
Now you and I can live contentedly side by side in our worlds as we cannot control the outcome even if we wanted to.
I am thankful for having survived my career without knowing the danger I was in not having all these bureaucrats telling me how to think and fly the aeroplanes and helicopters I earned my living with. <img src="wink.gif" border="0"> <img src="wink.gif" border="0"> <img src="wink.gif" border="0">
I must be lucky huh??
Peace be with you WWW. and no hard feelings OK? <img src="wink.gif" border="0"> <img src="wink.gif" border="0">