Cockney Steve
Well said ! My feelings entirely. Two years ago was my fiftieth year in aviation. Do I understand how the mysterious art of licensing works ? No, I do not.
The incursions of EASA have made a 'black art' blacker. Why the hell the business of recreational flying licences couldn't have been left to the tender caress of National Governments with commercial licensing being administered by the EASA Empire Builders is incompatible with any understanding of the meaning of commonsense.
My sailboat beckons !