Residential PPL course - Do I pay upfront ?
Hello all.... I have recently decided to just bite the bullet and commit myself to a residential course with the intention of obtaining a PPL in 4 weeks. My question is - How safe is it to hand over say £5000 in one go for such schemes. Every now and then you hear these horror stories and I just wanted to know all the alternatives available. Do most expect full payment upfront for instance !?!? Surely there is no way of determining whether or not a school is likely to go bust in the near future is there !?!? Is it true if you pay by credit card you can obtain a refund should the school go bust ? I'm probably over worrying (Clive Hughes - "Never pay all costs upfront" !!! etc..) - maybe it's only a major consideration if you are paying for a fully integrated ATPL course that could set you back a house's worth of cash !? Any help or guidance would be much appreciated.... (Sorry about so many question too !)
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