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Old 5th July 2009 | 16:41
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zerotohero, you say, "I dont find it unfair at all, I have made many friends from flight training who were all at some point at OFT and are now flying the skys along side me in the airlines over here in europe and all have the same opinion of OFT!" Now, maybe I am missing something, but you say that these friends of yours have been at Orlando Flight Training at some point and that they are now flying alongside you in the airlines. Surely, any school that get you to the required standard to work for an airline is a good one. As for yet again telling us all that the school is a bad one, I am not sure it is up to you to make that decision. Clearly, you have not been a student there yourself, and you are basing your opinions on experiences of friends. Perhaps you could elaborate on what makes the school a bad one?

Fingermouse, I was in the same situation as you when training for my PPL with OFT. I felt ready to fly solo and I was eager to get up and to fly by myself but it never seemed to happen. I was taking more lessons than I wanted to but I got there eventually. I think it very much depends on who the instructor is. Knowing that they get paid only for the time that they fly or spent doing ground studies, it is unsurprising that some abuse the system and book more flights than are required. Again, I was happy with what went on during my PPL days. I trusted my instructor and he got me through the PPL. Contrary to your comments about flights booked that weren't required, I was told on several occasions by my instructor that booked flights had been cancelled because they "weren't necessary" and that taking them would be a "waste of time and money". That goes to show that not every instructor at the school is corrupt and after your money.

I admit that the school has weaknesses but I am certain that no school is perfect. And if OFT can get me to where I one day want to be, I would have no problem in recommending them to anyone.
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