Mr Dudeness, no, I am not German, we can't be all perfect!
Some of my best friends are German, I have worked for German companies in the past, no issue for me.
Let's put it on the sarcasm from Dr Kotzor, he blew me off pretty fast.
One point that does amaze me is that in Germany it is (or was since EASA implemented?) possible to perform a LPC on the actual airplane, a take off abort at 40 knots and that is your V1 cut.
In a lot of EASA countries you can only renew your license after a LPC on an approved simulator.
This is not so good for the pilot competition when applying for a job me thinks.
Obviously a renewal on the airplane combined with a ferry flight saves a lot of money.
Would be good if we get one European rule on this, or did we allready?
But having said all this, German income paid for part of my house, and a couple of beers, so nothing wrong there!
Happy landings