I also find a good system is to indead pay them directly now up front, and ask them to give them something to you that you will give back after your training ( a car, a plane, some computers, a copier etc...)
Will that work!??! I think i'll pay as i fly now, seems the right thing to do! I want to do my PPL at Wycombe air centre as it's real close to where i live.
Many thanks
James
