I did my CPL and IR there a while back. I would echo the comment already made regarding make sure you get to fly when you are booked. When I was there the attitude seemed to be that a 1000 slot was quite OK to slip to 1115, but if you decided to show up at 0930 instead of 0900 after a few occasions of this happening then suddenly you had thrown the whole programme into disarray. They did over-commit themselves in a major way with advanced training last year (perhaps because the offer of guaranteed money up front now instead of possibly next month was too good to turn down), and some people were annoyed at being kept sitting around all day waiting for briefings or to fly. Having said that, there has been a change of administration staff recently and things do seem to be better organised. They have a good relationship with CAAFU at Cranfield and a good reputation with some airlines for the standard of training.
"No pompous types " etc:.. Well perhaps not strictly true. There are a couple of examples of big fish, small pond syndrome, but I suppose you get those everywhere.
The other thing to say before I duck behind the parapet is don't forget who's paying who! The 'customer' element can sometimes get a bit lost..
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