Gasgen - In part I agree with you, yes do your homework about ANY school you intend to train with. BUT bagging the whole of NZ because of what you heard about one school is a bit stiff dont you think. About the same as me warning everyone to steer clear of Australian schools because of the antics of Becker Helicopters
NZ has some bloody good instructors such as Bruce Harvey, Simon Spencer Bower (over 10,000 hrs teaching in the R-22 alone), and many many more. Are there a lot of instructors who have less hours than some of their students, hell yes, and its not just the case in NZ. What about at HAI in Florida, where do you think most of the instructors got their start
How you can generalise and say that most kiwis have bad skills because they were trained in NZ is beyond me. Maybe its just another one of those times where Aussies love to heap ****e on the Kiwis, but hey, everyone has their opinion.
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