s/e Cessna.
In this world - you get what you pay for;
Full time grade one instructors on the right pay have to be charged out at a higher rate.
Therefore BAE is quite a lot more expensive than other organisations.
If a student can only afford an Arena type school then they will have to accept training from Junior grade instructors and older beat up aircraft.
That's why BAE and one or two others 'stand in a league of their own'. $100 vs $50 per hour for instructors. You can't compare.
S.E.C.; Did you pay for your BAE exposure or was it part of Cathay prep.?.
I do agree with some command experiance prior to an Instructor rating.....