but some wannabe's are just pi$$in people off because they want to fly just for an airline
Your a pilot the minute you earn a pilots licence irregardless of the privileges. That's like saying your not qualified/licenced driver because you don't drive an articulated lorry and get paid for it!
There is nothing wrong with going down the modular route. It's been the established route for donkeys of years and it certainly works! 80% of low hour pilots that join the airlines are newbies that have gone down the modular route. The Guild of Air Pilots and Navigators (GAPAN) will happily back this up for you.
It'll be hard for you to get an objective view if you specifically ask 'wannabes' that have already started training. Most trainee pilots are quite defensive of their decisions and the routes they have followed. Training & education are areas that sit quite deeply with people alongside such things as religion and money!
