...and another unique aspect of PPRuNE is we provide the collective memory some FTO's would prefer didn't exist.
Just a reminder that the HSBC loans had already been hugely restricted in recent years forcing wannabees into the arms of just one part of the industry.
There's a lot more to the flight training world and some utterly outstanding organisations long ignored by those fixated on the HSBC route. For the truly determined there's now a whole new world of choice.
The people eventually interviewing you know these schools - low profile but quiet legends. There is genuine cachet to them you'll not understand until you are actually flying professionally. This cachet actually extends to individual teachers and instructors - PPRuNe is where you'll hear of them.
Rob