Originally Posted by
TowerDog
Nah, it is not worth going to jail for.
I never said to steal an airplane or steal anything else, but if all the legal avenues have failed, what the hell, rent one of the airplanes and take it from there. How can you go to jail for having starting problems while you are asking to get your money back..?
Very likely the airplane is not owned by the school but by a lease back owner or a bank.
In which case the school will just shrug it off and notify the owner who will notify the authorities as a "disgruntled foreign student" stole a plane.
That will get the attention of the entire alphabet police.
I still don't buy the entire story.
I've been a Chief Flight Instructor for a school in Florida for a couple of years.
There's always more to the story.
Anyway, follow the advice above ( except the stealing airplane part) and look for another school.
Assume you won't see the $5300 back.
Finishing your training has priority