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Old 23rd Dec 2009, 17:21
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B2N2
 
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JetUstudent, you are not very fair ....
Yes, he is he's being more then fair. You have no idea what Jet U students have been through.
This will take you a while to work through:
Jet University Sucks | Aussie Air | Flight Schools Information | FXE Flight Center - HOME

Earlier in this thread somebody suggested a contract.
Contracts will not protect you either, contracts only work if both parties abide by them. If the flight school doesn't where does that leave the student?
Small claims court? Sue the school? At what additional expense?
What if the school has cancelled the student's visa and they have to leave the country? It will never make it to court.

The safest course of action is still:
DO NOT PAY LARGE AMOUNTS UPFRONT NO MATTER HOW MUCH DISCOUNT YOU GET OFFERED

It is perfectly fair for a school to ask you to keep your account in the plus.
Deposit $1000-$1500 at a time and at the end of every day ask what your account is at. Yes, you go and ask when to pay. It's very frustrating to constantly have to run after students to remind them their account is low.

"Payment is due upon delivery of the service" this applies to both parties

And yes, I do work in the flight training industry.....
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