I started in March `01 , but got held back due to exam dificulties , has been stressful have seen the rest of my classmates ( All Sponsored ) finish and move on .
As far as Scabair goes , they are running at the moment , there aren`t enough instructors or enough aircraft , however if you make a nuisance of yourself you get taken seriously , there is a 'Priority to the Sponsored Ones' mentality though and a conformality to Scabairs way of RAF-ish mannerisms expected . There is no new course pencilled in for Jan , so don`t know how things are looking further down the line and Air2000 have also pulled the plug on their sponsorship , leaving Scabair thin on the ground ... good for us self-sponsors trying to get out though !!!
I would recommend you visit first ... you may not like what you see , it is by no means the nicest place to be !