I trained at Solent about 3 years ago. I found them generally pretty good. There was a change of ownership near the end of my course (PPL) - I don't know what effect that would have had. (The original CFI, John Nuter sold the club).. .. .I had an instructor called Mathew Hampton who I got on well with. He was a good pilot & instructor with the funny dry sense of humour common in aviation instruction. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="smile.gif" /> . .. .I think the only thing lacking was the lack of club atmosphere which tends to be the case with these organisations, where the school is a business rather than a members' club. I guess being in the location they were in (ie large airport without nice social facilities) didn't help.. .. .I haven't visited them recently as my a/c is based at Shoreham and Southampton is expensive to visit. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="frown.gif" /> . .. .Rich