Smallwing,. .. .I too did some research before training abroad due to the prohibitive costs in the UK. When researching I recall reading a site in NZ that stated 'Emirates only used to hire Canadian, British or NZ pilots in the 80's' and the reason given was that their theory content was to a higher standard. I then found my school when attending one of the Flight Training Exhibition's in London and headed off to Vancouver on Canada's beautiful west coast. The Canadian aviation authorities have negotiated a deal with Canadian immigration whereby a foreigner who completes at least a Canadian CPL & Instructor rating is allowed to work as an Instructor (ONLY!) for a maximum of 1 Year and is also allowed to earn unrestricted. Then as your earning they even allow you to recoup some of your incurred training costs against your income tax!! (This country actively promotes GA from government level!!!!! Yes shock horror...). .. .There are also tons of Chinese and Hong Kong students training in Vancouver due to it's close links with Hong Kong. They do some time call Vancouver, Hongcouver! Some of the hangar talk I heard while there was that the Chief Pilot or a senior manager of Crewing for CX was a Canadian. There are loads Canadian and Canadian trained pilots working for CX and one of my old students was CX cabin crew and if you'd like I could pass your e-maill address to her for more info?. .. .All I can say is that the 2.5 years I spent in Vancouver were the best in my life so far. The west coast is beautiful and as most of your initial flying will be VFR what glorious scenery!! Wonderful people, low crime and extensive social amenities. Oh and the Skiing, the beaches, islands, girls, beer (yep Stella on drought boys....) and for a brit abroad you can even get proper fish & chips wrapped in newspaper with mushy peas.......need I say more?. .. .I have now returned home and are in the process of converting to JAR. Haven't found anything in my first seven subjects that is rocket science. Nearly all of the material I'm covering now has been thought or explained to me while in Canada, admittedly not to the same EXTENSIVE detail as the JAR syllabus. I have heard about some US trained guys converting and suffering with the theory (please let's not start a war !!! I'm merely stating what I have heard......) In your case the FAA PPL can be easily converted while training and then attaining your Canandian CPL.. .. .All in all if you have to choose then I'd say Canadian West coast hands down, it's one of aviations best kept secrets!. .. .All the best with your decision making.. .. .Jetgate <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="cool.gif" />. . . . <small>[ 26 March 2002, 14:41: Message edited by: Jetgate ]</small>