el dorado,
not really sure why you made your initial post on here;
"I don't know anything about CTC etc. because I never had anything to do with it"
but seeing as you did, don't worry, we already know that...
"not every one that comes out of big training schools and goes straight to the right seat is necessarily better than those who don't."
I doubt you will find any of us claiming to be universally better than all pilots who trainied/are training at smaller schools. I'm having enough fun and games getting an NZ PPL!
Either way I still look at this as an opportunity of a lifetime and feel lucky to be here - many would love to take my place.
perhaps you could start an interesting new thread "all big training schools are pants"?
or maybe you should have left it at
"I don't know anything"
mo