Hi
I trained at MF but also moved to Sherburn for a while.
Multiflight is a great school but remember that it is a school and not a flying club. You turn up for your lesson then go home. There was no real club atmosphere but the tuition was spot on. Sherburn was more of a flying club and that is why i moved there, although it was not as different as i thought it would be so i ended up moving back. In my opinion the tuition was better at multiflight and i also quite enjoyed flying from LBA with full ATC. Both places gave no pre or post flight breifings and i never actually had one all through my PPL training. The instructors at
MF however did take the time to explain anything to me that i didnt quite understand.
The thing that really made me go back to LBA was that at Sherburn i had a different instructor for almost every lesson. They didnt seem to care where i was in my training and just sat there not giving me any advice. One bloke in particular was only interested in telling me what a good pilot HE was, this was after leaving me sat in the aircraft for 15 minutes with the engine running before coming out. There was however a french instructor who many people will know who was great and used to teach me aeros during my PPL! The last i heard he had been ill and i hope he is o.k.
The instructors at MF are generally hour builders but if thats the way your going then you will have alot in common and the experience at LBA will be good. As for orbiting, yes it happens but its part of flying in controlled airspace and you will be forever fine with that kind of instruction from ATC. I know of people who learned at small airfields who would panic when asked to do that. Its all hours in the log book and good general handling practice so i really dont see the problem. Flying at LBA will also give you excellent x-wind landing practice.
I believe that MF are trying to improve the atmosphere and have recently opened a new cafe area as well as introducing fly-outs etc.
If you are going commercial i would definately go for MF over sherburn but that is my opinion based on flying from both around 5 years ago.
Regards
Mike