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Old 12th Aug 2005, 22:24
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BillieBob
 
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It is interesting to see that Oxford's marketing is no more truthful now that it has passed its 40th anniversary. The MD, no less, makes the statement, in the link provided by Tallbloke, that "There are no other integrated FTOs approved by the UKCAA other than OAT, FTE and CCAT." which, as Gator 32 points out, is a blatant lie. WAAC is approved by the UK CAA as an integrated FTO, as OAT's MD well knows.

It is true that CTC do not hold integrated approval and cannot do so as long as they rely on distance learning for their groundschool. However, their connections with the airline industry are a great deal stronger than any of the integrated schools, as evidenced by their placement record, which is far better even than OAT's.

Judging by the pilots that have passed through the TRTOs that I work for, there is little to choose between the product of the various integrated schools (except for WAAC that has yet to train anyone and, therefore, has no track record). Whilst we tend not to see much of the CTC product (they provide their own type rating training, in the main), the feed back I have is invariably positive. However, I can make no comment on the various pricing structures but would advise that any statement by any marketing department, relating to either price or outcome, should be taken with a very large pinch of salt.
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