I don't think DME Dave is trying to do any more than provide his view as one cadet who's in the system, as a couple of other people have via PM. I'm not going to make any decisions based on what any one person says, but I am appreciative of everyone's input - all of you are helping to remove the fog of secrecy that hangs over flight training, and to bridge the gap between FTO advertising and my worst fears of eternal unemployment, poverty, depression and hunger!