Changing School???
Hope you might be able to help.
I'm currently training for my PPL(A) with a small school and flying C152s, just 4 hours 40 minutes into the training.
A fellow member of PPRuNe has made me aware of a school based at Humberside airport where he is training. They use 4 seat PA28s and the cost works out at £2 an hour more than I currently pay. Thought it might be better to train in one of these as when I am qualified I can immediately start sharing costs 4 ways to build hours. I also think it might be better for experience to train from a bigger airfield with full air traffic control.
Could anyone let me know if it is possible to change schools after the training has started? My school has my progress folder, would I have to ask for this so I could take it to the new school, and would I just carry on from where I left off, except in a different plane? Is it likely that they will get upset if I say I want my folder in order to move schools?
If I carry on with my current school and qualify in the C152, would I have to take extra lessons before I could fly the PA28s?
Finally, how does membership generally work? I have not been charged for membership yet by my current school, if I change schools is it likely that they will want me to settle up for the time I have been with them so far, and then have to pay membership with another school. It seems a bit of a con having to pay membership when already paying quite steep prices for training.
Cheers.