I got all my ratings at Comair and worked as an instructor there (part 61 side)
At the time being a 141 student I werent 100% happy, but since then Ive seen what other 141 schools has to offer, I think Comair is one of the better ones.
Ofcourse, as any company, it wants to have a healthy profit margin, and as a student you get the impression that they are more intrested in your creditcard than in you.
But that goes for pretty much all the schools ive seen, and the bottomline is, do Comair have the aircraft needed and do the instructors have the knowhow? Is the school organized?
When I were there I would say yes, both as a former student and instructor.
I have several friends that are currently students at Comair, and every now and then they complain a little, but when they tell me their issues about the training and I compare it what I see elsewere, they usually acknowledge that Comair might not be as bad as they thought.
I had no problems getting flights and because there are soo many students and instructors there, any question you might have regarding theory, usually will be answered quickly. Add that to the fact that they have a understanding with several Designated Examiners that are doing checkrides daily, and you have a good source of knowledge at arms reach.
On a sidenote..I havent been at Comair since the strike, and dont really know how that will affect the Academy, but for now I havent gotten any indications from my friends there that they are sufffering from it.
My overall impression is that its mainly up to you how fast you get done with the training at Comair.
They are using (at my time) Piper Seminoles for multi training and whenever they get squaked they are repaired fairly quickly.
This is often a big hurdle elsewere at other schools.
I will ask my friends more detailed questions about the current state of Comair this weekend.