Hedges81, maybe you didn't read properly my previous response to you and instead just read what you wanted to read just as you heard what you were expecting to hear at the OAT semina rather than what was said. I'm not going to write everything out again but the big difference for OAT is the quality of instructors, facilities, the lot.
I know the comparison to cars has already been made but I think its a good one so I'll use it again. I used to drive an old Ford, it never broke down and it got me everywhere I wanted to go when I wanted to go there. That said, I recently got a new car which cost over 15 times the amount I sold the Ford for and yet it does exactly the same job! I get where I want to go, when I want to go there. It doesn't have any more seats, it doesn't really have many more features and it even costs a lot more to run. So have I wasted all that money?! Are the two cars actually exactly the same and I'm just blinded by the shiny paint and delightful alloy wheels??
I'm sure I'll get plenty of stupid responses to this post but the point I'm trying to make is serious.
I think your first post which on the surface appeared to be someone giving an honest opinion of a FTO open day is actually just you enjoying spouting off and rubbishing a large proffesional organisation just because you can. Let me ask you, did you raise any of these endless criticisms at the open day or did you just save them for the safety of an anonamous forum?