Or the ATOs will close ranks and not accept training from free lance instructors against their approvals. It may be that the customer is king, but without an ATO the previous training is worth squat if the ATO does not want to accept it.
Despite the fact that I would standardise Timothy in a heart beat and accept his training, there are not many independent instructors that I would be prepared to do this with.
*** I make the point that Timothy is a friend who I have known for several years and have examined and consider to be an excellent pilot not just from his internet posts.....