I have to admit that I am a product of the 'Flyers' machine. At one time, their product was very good (good instructors are the key as well as a well organized training program). I haven't dealt with them in a few years though. I instructed at their Chicago locations as well as Addison, Tx for two weeks. In general, their instructors were excellent but every school has their 10% rule. 'Flyers' ' forte is their instrument training program. It is what the school was founded on way back in the day. A very well organized program that is, not only easy to learn from, but easy to teach as well. The other well organized program that they have and is worth the money is their instructor training academy. At some locations they will let you "practice instruct" real students prior to your checkride. There is a way to minimize your training expenses with them though. During dual instruction, you can provide your own airplane (if you own one) or use theirs and then use a less expensive one for your solo work. (that saved me a TON of money!) We used to try to keep one student down to around 4 instructors meaning that you could get any one of 4 or 5 instructors any time your schedule allows for flight time. If you think about that for a moment, 4 different prospectives on one task might seem excessive but that can help you "get" something when you run into a mental barrier. 4 instructors helps you with scheduling flying time around your schedule, not your instructors. Again, I haven't been there in a while but I would advise you to talk to them. They usually did a good job of "weeding out" bad instructors. But beware, 'Flyers is there as a business first and a school second. That means you need to be careful with your finances (you need to do this no matter where you decide to spend your money on training as all schools and instructors are trying to make money). Not trying to scare you, just use common sense and you should be fine. Good luck and have fun training.