Hmmmmm.... Went through all the Brissy schools about three years ago and found that,
FTA: Instructors to cocky, to much "Guild of Air Pilots and Navigators" exclusivety amongst senior pilots. Very foreign student orientated. **** aircraft for top dollars.
RQAC: Heres a computer, come play flight simulator, heres another computer, now pay me $3.5K and do you theory on that. Not to bad a fleet, a little expensive although once again, very focused on foreign studies and student (MCPL).
Arena/AV8/Whatever else has failed: Kept going broke, or moving building, stealing money and owner a dick.
Sunland: Had the cirrus, charged to much and thats as much as I know.
Redcliffe: Awesome instructors, easy to get booking (in the early days), cheap and nasty as well as cheap and awesome aircraft, big +++'s.
Downs Aero Club: Good Ol' fashion Aero Club, basic service, always time for a coffee, old planes, average price, good quality instructors.
Innisfail Aero Club: Farkin awesome instructor, good planes, good prices, good airport, good town, close to mission beach, heaps of chicks and if you get signed of on MECIR or CPL from the CFI you earnt it. Bloody Good!
If you are going to quote prices from start to finish dont, its a waste of time, all schools are going to rape and leach more money out of you than what they say. Better of to look at the hourly rate on the aircraft you wish to use.....