I hate posting. I need to remain anonymous. However, without giving my identity away I do want to say something regarding flygirl's poll. Have ever bought a financial product that has lots of discounts or alternatively seems expensive compared to the others?. And when you sign up to either of these options you find the performance of your investment disappointing as the people in charge of your investment are incompetent or just not as sharp as other fund managers. Well choosing a school is a bit like that. Walk into any of the schools on the pretence of visiting a friend. Do not go via marketing. Sit down and discuss with the students what they think. Ask to meet one, or some, of the instructors. Count the number of wrinkles on their faces - this equates to experience and believe me this counts. (Not to discount a young one who keeps on buying you a beer or so after the flight).
Do you ride a motorbike by chance? Totally irrelevant I know but the thought just crossed my mind. Cheers