It seems to me that every operator at YBAF is fighting for survival against a voracious owner who just wants all the nasty aeroplanes to go away and leave him to run his "paddock" as an industrial real estate site. If the schools seem overly interested in money this would be part of the reason. RQAC has for very many years been at the top end. Today I can only comment that it seems to be churning out Chinese students.
Advice seems to be that the Redcliffe Aero Club is, on balance, the best Brisbane school.