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Old 25th Nov 2004, 13:13
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I wouldn't push it any further than that SC. Your argument is deeply and obviously flawed - the commercial schools, especially spectaculary failed ones such as you began working at, have avoided even post mortem, forensic discussion in the mags. There is simply zero, skeptical or rigorous coverage of FTO's as mags and schools are cottage industries utterly dependent on each other.

For newcomers Send Clowns picked holes in specifics to blindside you on the essential truth in Scameron's post. SC worked for one of the most egregiously offending schools in living memory taking large amounts of money from students with one hand while trying to silence this site with the other.

The top table here at the Towers goes back to schools such as Avigation in the '70's. We know exactly how the industry works with the Mags for the last 35 plus years.

Like it or not the truth is simply this. It is a total pain in the arse for us, especially legally, but PPRuNe is the only place where schools, funded or bust, good, average or bad get discussed anywhere near openly.

Sad innit?

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Rob
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