Hi All, maybe this will help....I have did my MCC with oxford-ryanair, they have asked me all the money upfront! :-)
I did the type rating with linetraining.net, they asked me upfront, I thought...a big risk
....but finally, everything went fine, well done type rating and experienced instructor. I have choose them because I had the opportunity to met them before start my training as they are based in my same country, Italy.