Dak....apology accepted!! Thanks for the reply and the understanding. I know I do sound like a broken record at times. As far as the school taking the 2K....why? It doesn't cost that much to break a contract. They just want your money. I agree with breaking it off ASAP and getting on with it. There is no reason to keep someone's money for that amount of time. I really think that if they just would have let me go peacfully, I would have never outted them like I am doing now.
Dak, I went back and read some of your posts on other threads. I must admit that I admire your dedication and positive attitude throughout your stay at Pan Am. It seems to me that you have witnessed and experienced some of the same things that happened to me. Some students have dropped out or have been kicked out due to various reasons, they even put you in the Instrument ground school while you were still studying for your PPL. They did the same to me....RUSH RUSH RUSH!! They talked about pulling me out of the Instrument ground school but it never happened. I really think it hurt my total learning experience trying to keep up with both. I see they tried charging you with a flight that was cancelled due to weather. I am glad you called them on it and had no trouble getting it resolved. Most of the time there was no problem with getting things straightened out, but there comes a time when you have to say enough is enough. You have seen it for yourself, students dropping out or being kicked out, students failing checkrides and stage checks, students being charged for things that didn't happen. I am sure not all of it was Pan Am's fault but you have to stand back and ask why there are so many people that this happens to.
I had similar instructor problems, I had many instructors while I was at Pan Am, I was assigned a primary but flew with many people due to various reasons, then one day I showed up and was surprised to find that my primary instructor had been changed to someone else, I was never notified in advance. On a positive note, the last instructor I had was very good. I learned a hell of a lot from him. We argued and yelled at each other sometimes but all in all he helped me out a great deal. Now that I am looking back on my experience at Pan Am and all that happened there, I realize that there will be some problems along the way and you have to deal with them as they come. But when you are paying 57 K to a school, you really should expect better performance from them. You really shouldn't have to watch them like a hawk. And you know the rest of the story. Keep studying hard and stay dedicated to what you are doing, keep your nose clean and watch Pan Am...you will see daylight at the other end and you will make it through.
Jim
