Facts only on OBA
Do not get the impression that I want to OBA bash... Many students have spent their life savings learning to fly successfully at OBA. Discussing old aircraft, few instructors, weather factors, creative accounting, and comparison shopping does not constitute bashing OBA.
You must be an informed consumer and weigh all the factors before you spend nearly $10.000US for a dream. OBA will keep your money if you do not complete your flying package. If you run out of time because of weather or anything, they will recalculate at full retail your transportation, housing, flying hours, and testing which will eat up any money remaining on your flying package. These facts are not in dispute by any of the readers or OBA.
The more we all talk about FTO's that service foriegn students who have very little recourse once they return to their country of origin, the more we will keep the unsavory characters who prey on the dream out of the business. And, that comment is not directed to OBA.