What has happened to the BAeS website for J-de-la-F? It used to be available on the internet and was an excellent marketing tool. If I was a novice pilot looking for somewhere to train, the choice between training at a tatty little mud-and-gravel aerodrome with no proper approach aids in one of the most expensive parts of England or training in the glorious sunshine of Jerez at lower cost wouldn't be difficult to make....
Who are this drippy bunch whingeing about their treatment as 'customers'? You wish to become pilots, you learn some discipline. The fact that you're paying for your flight training gives you certain statutory customer rights, but don't expect mollycoddling. 'Discipline' doesn't mean clomping about in big boots and doing press-ups with some psychopath screaming in your ear - but it does mean being smart, punctual and presentable, showing courtesy to your seniors and listening to criticism. Better get used to it - because that's what your airline will expect!!
[ 31 October 2001: Message edited by: BEagle ]