Boy_From_Brazil
Why on earth should it be? Come on, let's face it, 2,000 hours odd in the right hand seat is worth more than 200 hours at Jerez or wherever, and a bit of study on the aircraft you're flying (plus the Trevor Thoms
) is all you need.
Ok, it's illegal, but hey, remember the surgeon in England about fifteen years back who never went to medical school.....and his colleagues appeared for the defense as they reckoned he was brilliant!
Flying a plane is not difficult. If they want to make sure everyone up there has the JAR, then they ought to start making licence inspections mandatory.
By the way, honestly, when was yours last looked at by anyone except by you? Unless you were showing it off to your girlfriend, I would wager it was the guy who issued it!!
Flying, with the co-pilot bit to ease you into it, has to be the easiest way into something with no qualifications - just keep it on Pprune otherwise everyone will want a go!!