HI THOUGHT I WOULD JUST PUT MY 50 CENTS IN , I LIVE IN THE UK AND PAID TO DO MY 50HR PPL JAA ! WITH UKFT , ON ARRIVAL TO LONGBEACH REALISED THAT ITS RAINBOW AIR THAT UKFT USE FOR UR FLYING SOME KIND OF PARTNERSHIP THEY HAVE RUNNING I THINK. ANYHOW FIRST OFF, I DID NOT GET ANY TRAINING BOOKS SENT TO ME LIKE PROMISED AND PAID FOR ! 2ND I ARRIVED ON THE FRI AND NOTHING STARTED TILL MON TIME FOR ME WAS TIGHT. 3RD THE WHOLE PROGRAME (LIKE MY SPELLING) WAS POOR . POOR GROUNDSCHOOL AND IN FLIGHT WAS HURRIED JUST UNBELIVABLE. INSTRUCTORS WERE ALL DOING INTERSHIP PROGRAMS SO INSTRUCTING ME EARNED THEM HOURS WHILE I PAID FOR THE PLANE
REALLY GOOD BUISNESS THEY GOT RUNNING ! OH AND THE BEST OUT OF MANY SHOCKING MOMENTS WAS MY FIRST DUAL (THANKFULLY) CROSS COUNTRY 5500FT IN THE AIR ENGINE FAIL
YEH INSTRUCTOR SAYS TO ME "WHAT U DONE" "AM LIKE NOTHING" SO AFTER PAN PAN ON THE RADIO ETC HE MANAGED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT . RAINBOWAIR FLEW THERE MECHANIC OUT TO FIX THE PLANE TURNS OUT THE PLUGS HAD FOWLED WITH LEAD FROM THE FUEL ? ER MAINTENANCE!!!!! YEH THEY FIXED IT AND WE FLEW BACK I WAS CRAPPING MY SELF NEEDLESS TO SAY I DIDNT FINISH MY PPL AS AS I WAS TERRIFIED TO FLY ON MY OWN . THANKS RAINBOW AIR .....NOT