Are we talking the same Britannia ? Winterhaven Florida ? I don't feel they are playing at it. I had every confidence in them. I found everyone really professional, and they know how to put people at ease.
As for the aircraft...yes they are tatty,and some things didn't work, but it was always fairly minor, and seemed to be sorted, even it it was stripping it off another aircraft. Not the best policy i know. What you have to remember is there in the buisness of teaching people to fly, and so the aircraft are worked hard. There good and bad with every flying school. TAF OSCAR im sure would be able to tell you about problems with aircraft as i remember, but overall we would both rate it highly.