Awesome Experience!
I am currently a PPL(A) student with Executive Flight Academy. I just had my first solo flight after 20 flight hours. Starting this adventure has been the best decision I made in decades. Learning to fly has been inspirational, challenging, relaxing, beautiful, fun and miraculous. If I am able to get my license with EFA i will be eternally grateful.
EFA has been great to work with. I can schedule my own lessons and basically choose my instructor (depending on availability). In my experience, all instructors have their own way of teaching, focus and priorities. Sometimes, this takes some getting used to, but allows for great flexibility and tailoring to my own preferences and needs. I have also found that the instructors and teachers are always available (via e-mail) for answering additional questions. They are very knowledgeable and thorough. They are all great people and I actually feel I made some friends.
Every single lesson has included a new experience for me.
I also enjoyed the theory classes. I barely have any people in my daily life that are involved with aviation so it is great to have some peers to share your passion with. The classes provide a nice introduction to the subjects and are a great moment to ask questions. I, however, would prefer that the theory schedule was more spread out and/or more in depth as i need more time to work through the subjects textbooks than the classes themselves take. They pale in scope compared to the actually required level of knowledge. Self study is absolutely essential and, i think, more effective than the theory classes. That said, i have never felt alone nor unable to work through the material. The support I've had is great.
I have, as of yet, only flown from Breda International Airport. I have not been able to use cheaper alternatives as much as i would have liked. For technical reasons I have flown the Cessna 172 instead of the Cessna 152 more than anticipated. For these and similar unforeseen circumstances cost are higher than i thought the would be. I suppose this is normal in aviation. However, i am not convinced the quote on the website is entirely realistic.
Nevertheless it has been an awesome experience and great value.
Thanks EFA!