to see if I can get the contract sent out
That gave me a good laugh, not at the author, but at the prospect.
A flying school in the USA providing a written contract? That is a novel concept.
I won't bother to tell you the replies I've received in the past (I think the mods would pulll them) when I asked for such but needless to say they weren't particularly positive.
I cannot understand why not though. These are commercial enterprises selling products to clients and therefore contracts of sale and service level agreements should be in place. Don't forget you have to sign to agree to their Terms and Conditions (and there are usually plenty of them) so why shouldn't it be reciprocal? But whilst there are stacks of people out there ready to wander in without any form of protection why should they bother?
In the absence of any contract the best you can do is pay with a Credit Card - at least you then have a limited line of recourse against the CC company.
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