I'd really love to meet the flying school owner again!
Rumoured to be at Tatenhill, some time ago, then in Warwickshire, and now seems to have gone to ground. Sorry to hear you lost your money. Several of us locals knew he was likely to disappear, and tried to let people know, but obviously we didn't know everyone. I got my PPL(A) in 1998, and I didn't pay up front anyway. Well, if it's any consolation, it really wasn't the world's best flying school anyway, and you're probably better off where you are.