I have to agree with you 152 that the loss of PPL training was a bad thing for LFS. There were and still are many many pi$$Ed off students.
I realise that there are many conspiracy theories regarding the whys and wherefores of its sad demise, which I won’t delve into, what I will say is that the airport has been of no help to LFS whatsoever, flying training is probably an inconvenience to their plans. PPL training IMHO is the life blood of a school and if the students are treated properly they often remain loyal to the school and move onto the CPL/IR module with that school.
I personally think that it was axed to make way for the get rich quick university scheme, which is quite apparently not shaping up as expected. There has been no fixed base until recently and they have had to move the operation to Sheffield now for the flying phase, would have thought Sherburn would have been better.
Are the instructional staff in post to cater for the high volume expected this summer?
Do they have sufficient aircraft for the course?
Where are the students going to do circuit?
ALSO
Why haven’t multiflight had had similar restrictions and charges imposed upon their operation?
Is it because of Hood’s cash and influence?
Is flying training only being tolerated at Leeds because the CAA examiner is LBA based?
If the CAA was to move the examiner to Blackpool for instance would flying training be curtailed at the LBA?
Anyone got any views.
N-S