If I had my time again I would definetly train with a smaller school. Did my PPL with a one man operation, we would quite often land on a beach somewhere or on an ag strip on a hill side. Then went on to do my CPL at a larger city flying school and they would not even let you land on an un sealed runway. Maybe its just me but I feel that I am alot better off from this previous training I had been given. Down with the sausage factories I say