That is a shame.
Things were shaping up for that base to be very successful and they certainly had the market covered for IR training down there. Anyone know what has happened to Mike Smart as a result of this?
Hope things work out for those concerned. In hindsight, although IR training is a very stressful time which lead to some initial criticism, I look back with fondness my time spent training there as their first SHM based student.
The instruction by the above mentioned CFI was fantastic.
VFE.