Recent shenanigans in other "training schemes" spruiked by politicians and neglected by the bureaucrazys that fail in their oversight of the organizations that offer the training...and the dismal end results. But think of the $$$s YOURS. GONE.
Why would the Govt throw money at them even BEFORE they get a result.?
Smarties that can smell govt money a mile off, are right in there to enrich themselves....at taxpayer expense.
In the dim dark past the Aero Club that got me out the door with a fully fledged PPL got a costs subsidy to top up the rate /hour paid by the student. After the event of a dinkum outcome.
Govts and bureaurats should get the hell out of dabbling in businesses .
Leave it to free enterprise. A training organisation will work ok if it does happy students...ie satisfied with the training and value for their money.
If they persevere and struggle financially... all to the good. It means they really do want to be a pilot ...and will value the end result accordingly.
Someone who gets a 'free' licence . if even they go that far, will forget the debt and vanish into the woodwork.
Be very interesting to see a stats analysis...No.of students, hours flown, hours lectured, no of different instructors each student had., amount of $$s involved, no of days nothing happened due wxand etc Could be very informative.
Its not only flying students that need hand /eye coordination.!!