Re EFT:
They had only one Arrow
True.
Serviceability was up and down
Also true. They always fixed their aircraft quickly when I was there, but obviously if there's only one of something, it will be down for short periods from time to time, and this can be inconvenient
Obviously the aircraft's utlization was high
That's interesting, because it's not what I found at all. None of the FAA students at Aviator use the Arrow, because they all do their CPL in twins. So the only people to use it regularly are EFT's CPL students. When I was there, there were two CPL students - myself, and one other who was a couple of weeks behind me, and so didn't need to use the Arrow until after I'd finished. No problem at all. I guess it's a question of timing - it depends on how many other CPL students are there at the same time as you.
FFF
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