If the phoenix rises---shoot it!
I once was proud to say that I had the privellge of instructing at FTC at the ground school, and even got banned from pprune for doing a selling gig. (Naive at saying come to me and I'll assist -- type thing).
After a small legal wrangle I finally got paid some pennies that were owing, only to be told that I would never work in the industry again. Beware the prophets of doom, for the fickle finger of fate can turn on the simple movement of a hand. ( Whose quote was that anyway)
Only four of us were JAR rated at the time, or Brit CAA accepted by Atlantic to do the JAA ATP/CPL ground school at the Time. I met some great guys and girls, and I hope they benefitted from the long sessions we all endured. Where did it all go wrong??
The ground school, as a stand alone, would have endured Hiroshima itself. We were a close knit group, with the usual gripes, but with the course content, structure and knowledge base. But "across the road" things like rent and photo copier contracts weren't being met. Then came salaries and the rest--- is well history.
To Mr J, thanks for the dammnation to hell, but I'm sure the humiliation of being escorted from the building by armed police officers, after being locked in your office, in front of a lot of former students of FTC, is a far greater damning than I have had , or will ever likely have to endure.
Shame on you if you fool me once, shame on me if you fool me twice.
If I ever hear of a reserection of the phoenix, I will be sure to tell.