Q: negative

A: ATP applicants WATCH OUT! AZFTC recently lost what seems to be it's one FAA designated examiner who was regularly doing check rides for ATP applicants. A few weeks ago, I arrived at AZFTC to start my 3 day course. Upon arrival I learned that the plane I studied for was broken (no advance notice). We switched to the turbo Seneca - minor differences in systems and airspeeds and profiles - but still, having never flown the plane before, felt a little underprepared to take a check ride in 2 days. Took a ground school which could have been condensed into about 4 hours, but instead, with constant interruptions and downtime, took about 12 hours. Did the prep flight the following day and the aircraft broke (gear malfunction) about 1 hour into the flight - so Rick terminated the flight. Since both aircraft used for the ATP course were now down, the check ride scheduled for the following day with the FAA had to be cancelled (for me and my partner). I returned home having sunk about $3600 (including hotel and travel) into this process with nothing to show for it. A few days later, the one FAA examiner doing the ATP check rides for AZFTC quit doing ATP check rides for AZFTC. Now it appears they are relying on some airline pilots for the rides - but the scheduling seems spotty at best. Because I am active duty military and am deploying in 4 weeks, I asked for my money back... it did not appear AZFTC could provide an examiner to conduct the check ride within the time I had available before leaving country. Rick refused to refund my money. I am potentially out just under $3000.00. Please - military and everyone else - be careful about doing business with this company. It will be an uphill battle for me to get my money back from AZFTC, and I feel like AFTC is exploiting the fact I have to deploy and cannot effectively assert my rights to essentially steal my money.

Q: positive

A: We happened by here and decided to stop in for a late lunch. Best decision of the day. Hands down the best Mexican food I have ever eaten in a nice atmosphere with great service. Go and you will not be disappointed.

Q: negative

A: I stayed here Thanksgiving weekend, and all I can say is that MC is an absolutely disgusting establishment. Granted, MC is your more economical choice for staying on the Strip. I wasn't expecting anything extravagant, but after my experience here I would have gladly put down the $30 extra a night to stay at a decent hotel. My terrible visit began with the hour-long wait to check in. I know Thanksgiving weekend is mega busy for Vegas, but come on. When I finally made it to the check-in desk, I was informed the room I booked was unavailable, and was assigned one equipped with handicap facilities. No big deal. That is, until I got up to the room, pulled back the comforter, and discovered a pool of BLOOD on the the sheets! It was everywhere and so horrifically disgusting!! I immediately when back down to complain, where I had to wait another hour just to talk to someone. When I finally did get a hold of a person, they were only willing to change out the sheets. Uh, hell and no on that! My God, there was BLOOD on that freaking bed! The MC staff acted like I was complaining about a full trash can or something! I demanded a room change, even though they kept insisting there weren't any available rooms. They kept giving off this whole, "What's the big deal?" attitude to the whole situation, which I was not having. Finally, after asking for a refund, they offered to upgrade my room for free. The new room was decent, (of course though, the bathroom lights didn't work and we had to call and have them replaced) in that there did not appear to be blood on the bed, and since I had already wasted my whole day dealing with the MC staff I took it to try and salvage some vacation time. Naturally, at check-out they tried charging me for the upgrade. Dealing with MC was a nightmare. I strongly urge others to avoid this place. Overall, you really don't save that much compared with other hotels. Save your time and sanity and go somewhere sanitary.

Q: positive

A:
Had to wait for a bit because most of the guests were celebrating with family and their recent graduates. We ordered the Avocado Rolls for appetizers and they were awesome. For the main meal, I had the Meatloaf and it's so much food, I couldn't finish it. But I did have room for the Pineapple Upside Down Cheesecake and now I have diabetes. (Just kidding). Definitely a restaurant I'd stop by again whenever I visit Vegas.