Man C Flyer.
I gained my JAA PPL at OFT in Sept 2006. I clearly remember their advert in the back of Pilot magazine. At that point they advertised their '3 week' PPL for £3195 based on the exchange rates at the time. In total it cost me $12,000 (PPL + Acc), which was approx £6038. So just bear that in mind! If i'd had my time again I would have done my PPL here.
When I was there 'J-P' (John Pierre?) was in charge. All i'm going to say about him (on here) is that he threatened to cancel my M-1 visa if I went elsewhere after a dispute ... so I will let you read into that whatever you want. Not a good advert for a 'Cabair' approved school. In hindsight I should have reported him really. At that point Andrew Mclaird was a CFI and he was the only person (high up) who helped when I had a problem.
With regard to their aircraft I guess they were the usual flying school work-horses. I remember flying one of their C-152's once (before my first solo) and shortly after take-off we had smoke coming from behind the flight-instrument panel. This was un-nerving to say the least.
If you read the other thread about 'OFT-joke' on this Professional Forum it is true that they fine you if you leave things in the aircraft. I never got fined as I never left anything in the aircraft ... but just be aware!
If I was you I would pay the extra to fly the PA-28 rather than the C-152, but then i'm biased.
It took me around 5 weeks to gain my PPL (60 hours total time/10 hours solo), and that was flying twice a day, but I gave myself one day a week off for a break and there was the odd slot that was cancel due to the weather. As far as I can remember only one other girl and a South African guy passed their skills test in the time that I was there. I would advise that you try to get as many exams out of the way before you go.
As for the accomodation ... it's basic but you're not going there for a holiday
! Oh yes, make sure that you take ant killer and cockroach killer for the kitchen unless you want to share your breakfast
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If you want anymore info PM me.
PC