Commander1,
I just wanted to pass on my experience with MFC (I know this is a delay between posts but I just joined). I'm not in the JAA training so I cant give you the specifics, but I can tell you about the school.
MFC is a really great school, can't compare it to others because I haven't been to others, but here in Canada it has a very good reputation. It's been around since 1929 and I see no reason for it to close so there should be no worries that you could lose your money to the closure of a flight school. It's run with the attitude of a professional airline, but at the same time, everyone is very friendly and willing to help you in any way that they can. It is a busy school (which is why you may find some of the info on the website a bit out of date). The school does hinge around safety, which to a student may seem ridiculous sometimes, but there are good reasons for it. All of the maintenance is done by the schools AME's (some of them possess PPL's), so no shoddy work.
There are 14 DA20's, 6 C-172's, 2 PA-44's, and soon to be a King Air 90, but that will be for BUAA (Chinese) students
only (as far as I know).
Another benefit is the weather. While it may be annoying and wacky at some times (snowing now), it is a good training experience to not have sun 364 days of the year.
I should probably stop now
, but there is so much to say.
Overall, great school
.
Any questions don't hesitate to ask me or e-mail Max (JAA Program Manager) at
[email protected] or check out MFC's site
Hairdo
PS. you'll also be getting JAA training, which i assume is what you want, not other training/licenses which then have to be converted. oh yeah, the training costs are considerably less here because MFC is a not for profit school