Well, well, well extrakt will you please justify that "ADP (another dead pilot)" (yes, very clever, I've never heard that one before
) by referring to an NTSC accident report where an ADP aircraft defect was a factor in a pilot death? It is a sad fact that hour building instructors seem to be paid on the basis of the going rate at most schools and stickers on the backs of many instructors cars "I fly for food" says much!
Quite simply you get what you pay for and you don't get new aircraft at ADP prices. Do you really need colour GPS and autopilot and new airplanes to build hours on a budget? I am fortunate that I do not need to go for price but nevertheless would not hesitate to return to ADP and probably will do just that during this year for the reason that California is a great place to fly and ADP are a very professional outfit who will absolutely do their best to schedule your flying at times and in the aircraft that you want! They treat you as a welcome customer not as a milking cow!