piperboy84, while I would agree that Scotland has great beauty, it is far far from the most GA friendly place in Europe.
The FIS is friendly, but ATC is often clunky, and it is not as wide open and free as one might think, just take a look at the Highland Restricted Area which takes up a huge portion of the country.
Sounds like France is coming up trumps, a country where a local airfield is seen as an asset not a burden.