SFT - any news?

[sydneyc]

Have been away from this forum for al ittle while, so apologies if the above has been discussed recently. I was within a breath of signing for their Int' course last November when the walls came crashing down and wondered if anything has been "re-born" down there. If the answer is No, then can i ask which other flight schools people are now considering, other than Jerez and Oxford? For me, part of the appeal of SFT was the smaller, more personal feel, rather than the aforementioned behemoths.

Sydneyc

[Barney Stubble]

Well Cabair bought the bulk of SFT's fleet of a/c, so if you liked them go to Cranfield! :)

[Send Clowns]

Well, if you like the personal feel, then I would suggest looking at Bournemouth Flying Club for the flying. Have been chatting to their CFI recently, and have to begrudgingly ( <img src="tongue.gif" border="0"> ) admit that they seem an excellent outfit. Their pass rates are very good, and a former groundschool student of mine who is in the middle of his IR has nothing but praise for the instruction. They also refuse to take money upfront and have no mortgages on the aircraft, so financially students are secure. Even more reluctantly I have to admit I even like the CFI :)

If you think you can manage distance learning, Bristol seem the fiendliest (I'm not just saying this because Alex is likely to read it!), and I have seen their notes (I teach some students who feel they don't have the discipline for distance learning but are unable to join one of the full-time courses, so I have used Oxford and Bristol's notes) which are good, certainly at least as good as Oxford's.