[Gobbledock]

Tom, well said. The FAA seem to have their tidy bins in good order. A few Pals of mine fly in the land of Uncle Sam and reckon although the FAA can be a pain in the anus in some areas, in other areas they are quit efficient. Seems the Yanks have learned that if you mess around with a man and his attempt to earn a living you could end up with said man coming back with his 12 gauge and cutting loose! Now I may have embellished a little but you get my point. The Yanks accept that a mans right to earn a living is part of their constitution and you don't mess with that, as such they usually process applications, documents and signed authorities fairly quickly, unlike the Fort Fumble nupty's who don't give a sliver of camel dung whether you go broke waiting 8 months for your stupid bit of paper or not.

If DAS Skidmark has half a brain he will send someone to take a look at the Yanks system (but don't send one of the long term bludgers who won't do a thing while holidaying over there). Even better go take a look at our sheep loving brothers in NZ and see how they do it. Hell, go to Iceland or Africa and see how they do it, gotta be an improvement!