Alex, I can accept some of these points, but:
by qualified pilots (7) I meant pilots who are qualified, type rating included. I would be interested to know what proportion of type rating and line rating failures are sourced from ap courses. Do you know if any exists? It could be the type of info that really would help wannabes decide;
Were your examples of accidents (9) involving students from CTC, or OAT? (Don't temp Fate here, Alex, its rhetorical
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And if experienced pilots disagree (10) how would they explain thier experience?
My point is that there is too much emphasis on which course is "Better" here. All courses are only as good as the student. If selection helps determine the quality of students then this is positive but the proof is ultimately in the results.