Currently, the thieving €urocrats are demanding huge figures to grandfather the approval of a 'JAR' approved US-based training organisation.
For example, one organisation was sent 2 bills, each for 150 hrs of €urocrat time at €260.62 per hour - a total of €78186. Yes, that's seventy eight thousand, one hundred and eighty six €uros.....
Hardly surprising they declined payment and no longer provide Part-FCL PPL training.
I doubt whether any US Part-FCL PPL training will be around for much longer. So there'll be 2 choices - either do your training in Europe or go to the US, do an FAA PPL and then convert it under whatever agreement the forthcoming BASA (EASA/FAA) permits.
The Inverness area does indeed have a good micro-climate - even that fat fool Salmond cannot change that. Plus Spey salmon - and of course some excellent whisky!
I've been fortunate enough to fly military fast jets at low level in Scotland - and the scenery really was stunning. Going transonic at 250 ft chasing Jaguars up the Great Glen was probably rather naughty though.....