Ahhh the judges and juries of Pprune out in force again.

I can understand how it feels to be owed money by a flight school. I know it is hard and that some, if not all of you, need that cash to get on with your training.

I have also seen firsthand, the devastation that a rogue accountant can cause in a business where they have been trusted to look after the funds and then go walkabout with them.

If Ben is out of the loop now, as it appears he is from looking at the affidavit that was issued, then poor Trevor is on his own right now, trying to handle this mess.
It looks also from the contents of the above that he was completely oblivious to what was going on behind his back. Please remember that Charlotte has worked for him for longer than the three years that she had been an authorised signatory on the EFT books.

Trevor is no doubt reeling from this right now. I know the man and can vouch that although he is seldom at the school due to other commitments, he is a solid and honest individual who is highly regarded in his local community.

Those of you who think you have been strung along by him, need to realise that he has obviously been fed as much bull!!!! as you from Charlotte.

I would also imagine that he is scrambling around trying to make sure that existing students are being catered for. The ones that are there in my opinion, take priority.
As Mordicai said, they will try hard to make it right and, knowing him for a number of years now, I would trust in what he says.

Everyone at EFT is probably wondering what has been truth and what has been lies in relation to finances and until a full investigation is done, it will be impossible for management to know what really has transpired.

I am still at a loss to imagine how Charlotte got herself into this situation and can only guess that it started as a few hundred dollars here and there and then snowballed into the situation she is in now.

What I would ask you to remember, and with respect to your own situations, is that a member of your aviation community has had the wool pulled over his eyes for what looks to be well over a year now. I am sure he feels terrible and will no doubt do his level best to rectify accounts as soon as he can.

Chin up, Trevor and the EFT crew

Farrell

But the buck stps with TB - no ifs or buts and there should have been sufficient oversight in place if he was going to be there.

How can we judge others?? It is a well known fact that Trevor is no longer a part of the business on a daily basis, so I see it as there is NO head of training and no CFI at EFT. Ben Wood has not been a part of the business for a couple years. As for the situation regarding Charlotte, shouldn't we all remember that one is innocent until proven guilty?? WE all have our opinions I know, but I know that absence of management in any company causes problems, and that companies always make it sound worse than it really is for gain of pity and to lure others back on their side after mismanangement by others. Who am I to say that anyone else was in on it also?? Maybe they had a personal relationship that went sour??? Those are the rumours I have also heard. So, I will not place judgement until it is all over. Like EFT, we should all look at the ending of this for the true facts, as they not all come out till the bitter end.

I can say this though, I trained at EFT, I had no complaints except I was unable to finish my CPL due to lack of instructors that were JAA certified and fact that there were 6 days in which I could not fly due to maintenance issues. Does this belong in Charlotte's blame also?? I think not. Will this still an issue in the future?? As long as they attached to Ari-Ben, I should think so.

EFT Training. FACT
 

I have just returned from Florida, EFT. after hearing the bad news..I met with the CfI and Several Instructors, who are all very much working and instructing "wannabe" pilots, they have all of their training facilities in place from the CAA, and my training will commence in October, with hour building, MEP and CPL, Trevor will also be carrying out some of my check rides, sure he is not there all of the time, but the team that is in place are professional, experienced, English, and reliable individuals, and I look forward to my return.

Before passing judgment make sure you have all the facts, thats why I went out to visit them.

Solus,

How can you possibly know you are dealing with "reliable individuals" or that Trevor will conduct your checkrides?
Either you have been sucked in by the PR department or you work for EFT.

If you are going there to train, perhaps you should wait until you have your licence or whatever in hand before you stick up for the place. Many of us do have all the facts. We went there to train, left with a lot less than promised, and are still waiting on money back many months later. Those are the facts.

Yes SOLUS - you do seem passionate about EFT. Even your first post seems like you have something to do with them.

Before you 'visited' you said "I believe they are a good company". How could you? After you have read all the stuff on here? Happy students at EFT are very hard to come by. And positive comments on here are like rocking hose sh-t. Give me one good reasong why any reasonable person would think they are a "good company"!!

So after reading all the stories on here in other threads, and this one, you devide to visit EFT - despite their admin girl being arrested for $100k in theft, and who has a half million $ bail bond - you decide to visit. Ok! And you are still passionate about them. Did you like the facilities? Planes are brand new? Did you see the PC in dispatch? Were half of the planes not DOWN as usual?

Either you are an instructor of EFT, or you are very naive - and are trying to score brownie points with the instructors BOTH of who are on here.

Also, I would describe one of the instructors as profresional (and passionate about flying) - if not a little moody - the other one is a complete arrogant ass - who will make you feel like dirt - put you down at every oppertunity - scream at you - and act like a complete child. You will dread every single lesson you have with him, and thank God every time a lesson with him is over. He seems nice enough on the ground, but his is a complete Jekyll and Hyde the minute he approaches a plane. He teaches the CPL - so be warned!

And I promise you one thing - Trevor will NOT be doing any check rides. I was in EFT for a good while - and he did not flying with anybody at all - not even once.

So what's the reality of getting a CPL done with these guys in 3/4 weeks if at all??!

Have they got the Jaa instructors anymore? Micheal Adams seems to think so.

And from reading Mordacai's comments they're getting it sorted.

Would be nice to actually speak to one of these people instead of Ari.:ugh:

Any advice on any of the other JAA schools in Florida?

Top Gun,

Matthew Adams and Modacai are the only two instructors they have so of course they are on here touting EFT's good training. And Mordacai does testing as well. I agree that one of these instructors is good to deal with and the other an ass even on the ground and rude to anybody who approaches him. I believe Trevor can only do PPL and MEP testing. THe actual CAA examiners are Ben Wood, which seems a conflict of interest to me, and Paul Thompson and Steven Fischer. But I never saw Paul Thompson while I was there, I understood he would not test for EFT anymore. I do not think this is still true, but it was while I was there last year. I have many times tried to get my refund or reschedule the rest of my training with no success. I ended up finishing it back home, and still no monies from them!

Any more news on this? Sorry to be a voyeur into something wot int my business, but I'm munching my popcorn on the edge of my seat watching this Sooap Opera unfold. :O

Wow :eek: And there was me thinking her worst crime was putting your name on the no fly board if your account ran too low! Hope that EFT gets through this - I had a fantastic time there in 2005 (with a SUPERB instructor), and found Trevor to be a great guy!