Standard. .. .As someone who flies at Akrotiri, I would not recommend coming to Cyprus to hour build, etc (but nb my rider at the end). The Cypriot authority only permits VFR flights on 3 set routes (Larnaca-Pathos, and 2 routes from Pathos-Polis) the aircraft that I have seen at Paphos and Larnaca leave a lot to be desired condition wise (though are probably well maintained?), you can't fly at night once you have your licence (don't ask!), since 11/9/01 foreigners (ie non-Cypriot nationals) on private flights (including corporate twins etc) have not been permitted to fly into or out of Cypriot airspace - which I think is a unique situation in the western world, flights to Cyprus cost about £250 then you ahve got the accomodation issues, hire cars, etc, etc. Also, I was speaking to one of the Operators last week about his Seneca - he wanted (wait for it) C£220 per hour!! The Cypriot pound is worth about 92p sterling so you need to add 10% onto the figures you read in the blurb to get the right price. . .To continue in a negative vein, the news about Akrotiri is equally poor unless you are currently serving in the military/MoD: altough we are lucky enough to operate well maintained aircraft very cheaply (just to rub it in, UK£43 per hour for a C172 180 hp) and have fantastic facilities, we are bound by Customs & Excise rules and cannot permit visitors to fly with us unless they are MoD/military. And needless to say, the local schools would rightly complain if we stole their trade. And all the above regs apply to us as well. . .The positive side is that it would be somewhere different in your logbook and you can practically guarantee a sun-tan as well as getting your wheels off the ground. If the Cypriots lift the above rulings (here's hoping!), Beirut and Rhodes make excellent trips. Finally, the Cyprus Dept Civil Aviation goes over to JAA Regs in September 2002(that's a Meditteranean September 2002) so after then any ratings etc should be valid in the UK, although there are some CAA auth'd instructors etc here as well. . .Hopefully, someone else can offer a counter-balance to what I accept seems a biased arguement so that you can make your own mind up - don't forget that I have no direct knowledge of the other clubs here other than from talking to them and looking around their aircraft. . .Strangely here I am looking forward to going back to the Uk to get some quality flying in!. .. .Good luck