Pretty much all of what George Tower says is spot on, but Flying Boat adds the wise caveat about FTC. It's such a tricky thing to advise people to avoid a particular flying school without appearing vindictive, slanderous, having a hidden agenda etc. I have to fully agree with FB. Please, be very, very, very careful with FTC. Since their divorce from Atlantic Flight Training things have hardly been a smooth ride for FTC.
Quite naturally they are keen for your money since they are running a flying training school but the manner in which many students have been dealt with thereafter leaves much to be desired. On balance the record is poor which is a shame. All the right staff, the right aircraft and an excellent location was increasingly rendered ineffective by top management who many feel have suceeded (weather by design or by default) in wrecking what was once a very fine school with a good reputation.
It actually beggars belief that they are still trading. Another month end has gone by and staff have not recieved a full salary cheque. This has gone on for three or is it four months?
Why do you need to know this? Simply for this reason; flying training is fraught with enough hurdles as it is without you, the poor customer, not knowing if the school to whom you have paid hard gotten money will still be there the next day.
And as FTC lurches from one cash crisis to another all I can say is be vigilant. Check out lenghty previous posts on this subject.
Best wishes and happy flying
