TubularBells,
I recently (a week ago)got an email from someone who is there at the moment.
He has been there in 01-2004 as wel and he told me things have become better.
They have a completely new staff including the Chief instructor, who's wel known in the business and a verry competent one. I believe he's a CAA examiner as wel.
They have bought better A/C as wel and got rid of the old (and dangerous)Cessna 152's and got a couple of better ones instead.
So that now you can do
Simulated emergeancy's again instead of coping with actual emergeancy's.
All the Piper's seem to be in good shape and I heard that they are having a Piper Seminole for the Twin ratings afters the Nose gear colapsed during takeoff on the Duchess.
So hope I gave you some information you were looking for.
Greetings from Amsterdam
André