Talk about old axes to grind and big chips on..
Just a few questions
It would be unusual and obviously more expensive but do the FAA allow people to take their tests, with FAA examiners, outside the U.S. and, as this is the big issue, in Europe?
Also, as JAA examiners and schools training for JAA must be subject to exactly the same requirements and checked by the CAA etc., wherever they operate, why would all JAA training and tests in Florida or California be better/worse or easier/harder than those in Europe?
Are there no schools or 'clubs' with dodgy instructors and tame examiners in England, France, Italy, Spain etc.?