I am about to sign up for some time here...could anyone please enlighten me as to whether i should go with them, or a similar-priced deal where I will have to log half as safety pilot? also, I feel that flying with the mentor pilot might be a better learning experience with flying in weather (when there's t-storms, etc) and flight planning

Multi Engine Time Building Warning
 

BEWARE! Do not use Accelerated Professional Pilot Program or Time Building Central, LLC. Both companies are run by [...]. My 21 yr old son purchased 15 hours to build multi-time and unfortunately prepaid for the full amount. He has only been able to fly 10 hours of the 15 hours. After numerous requests over the past month, Anthony has been unable to schedule him for the remaining 5 hours. He's given him one excuse after another. Today he tells us that all three planes are "down for maintenance" and again he cannot schedule his time. He is unwilling to refund my son's money. Lesson learned, we should have checked out these companies prior to paying him money. The website for Accelerated Professional Pilot Program and Time Building Central LLC lists a Florida and Dallas address. My son flew out of Dallas Executive Airport.
We may not get our son's money back, but we can warn other pilots to not do business with [......].

There is a lot of truth is scheduling difficulties in aviation. Weather, winds, maintenance, slides, instructor's schedules, etc.....
It seems that you are angered that you aren't getting the instruction as quickly as you would like it, but you didn't say that you WOULDN'T get the 5 hours of instruction.
At least this flight school has just shut its' doors and disappeared over night.
Patience might be the key here.

USMCFLYR

I do not believe the company intends to allow my son to fly the remaining five hours. He is a college student at the University of North Dakota and was in Dallas for the summer. He returns to school shortly. I believe he has been trying to schedule the remaining 5 hours for about six weeks. The owner of the company tells our son he will just have to come back to fly the remaining time. That is not practical since his school is 1100 miles away. Our son graduates in Dec. and will go wherever he gets a flying job, so he probably will not be back to Dallas. The company was aware he was here for the summer when he purchased the 15 hours. I think they should refund his money if they cannot schedule the flight time. This has been an expensive lesson for our son.

And he will learn many more expensive lessons before his time in aviation is complete. Welcome to the Jungle!

USMCFLYR

He's also assuming that he's going to have a job once he graduates........... Just saying, there's no guarantee.

Accelerated Professional Pilot Program Inc. and Time Building Central Inc. addressing "Pilot Parent" Please provide evidence of a contract, so we can ratify the above subject matter.

Ratify or RECTIFY?

USMCFLYR

The whole CFI as "mentor" in the back seat logging PIC time is a bit shady to me. I would love to hear what the local FSDO had to say about this.

Yeah, build that multi, there is a pilotage shortage you know! :rolleyes:
Nevermind the furloughs and banruptcies at American, Eagle, PinnaColAba.