Some possible explanations for WWW's temporary withdrawal from this debate:. .. .1. He's gone to Florida to 'stamp out' foreign JAA training. He's driving around FBO's that do it and demanding that they stop in the name of the JAA, The Queen and Common Decency.. .. .1. His girlfriend had the day off and he took her off on a sunny day to the pub and they got hammered.. .. .2. His superiors at the airline he's a 1st officer for have read his comment on another thread that he 'could find fault with anybody' and decided that he needed an impromptu 10 hour sim check.. .. .[b]2. He just passed his LPC/OPC above average thanks for asking. My out of context comment above was made to a bunch of squabbling PPL's trying to lecture each other about how things should be done. I wanted to rain on all their parades by pointing out that none of them is a perfect pilot. . .. .theRolfe. .. .theRolfe - thanks for your inputs here on your single issue stance of defending US training of EU nationals. It is something that is going to be stamped out one way or another, the French alone will see to that. Its really nothing personal so don't take it that way.. . . . <small>[ 28 March 2002, 16:43: Message edited by: Wee Weasley Welshman ]</small>