Can only hope that others learn from this and don't go near this flying club with a 10 foot barge pole. I think it's despicable for this person to withhold the documents, I hope he explains himself - I for one would be extremely curious to find out his reasons for a 3 week delay. Simply saying that "he's too busy flying" is not acceptable, after all, he isn't flying 24 hours a day, and, as my old boss used to say - if there aren't enough hours in the day, use the night time as well.......
At the same time, does any one else know of a flying club near Stilton they can recommend, my cousin was looking to learn to fly but I'm damned if I will allow him to go through the same problems - I will be warning him against this outfit.
DS3: Thanks for naming the club, the only way to hit these groups is by naming and shaming them. When punters stay away, maybe then this CFI will realise that paperwork is not an unnecessary evil but his duty to comply with.