a797
Although it's very childish, name-calling, sarcasm and personal insults serve a useful purpose in discussions of this nature.
- They provide a useful indication of the credibility (or otherwise) of the person doing it which enables shrewd readers to assess what weight (if any) should be attached to the rest of what they say.
- Genuinely independent and objective contributors are far less likely to resort to such behaviour. Those who are less independent than they would like readers to believe often do.
LD Max
First time passes, in your ground exams eh? ...and your flight test! WOW! Good for you.
a797 explained that mentioning achievements was intended to avoid being dismissed as some bitter student who couldn't handle the pace of the course blaming others for his/her own shortcomings. (An allegation not infrequently made in such discussions - perhaps justifiably on some occasions.)
I have very little direct experience of training but I am involved in an organisation which gives financial and other assistance to aspiring pilots. I chat with them regularly and inevitably hear about their good, bad and mixed experiences at UK schools and schools elsewhere. (Usually America, most commonly Florida.)
I have no reason to believe that the assessments posted by
a797 and those agreeing with him are other than fair and accurate because they accord with what I've been told.
So... you've been in this industry now for, well let's see, 5 minutes? You obviously know what you're talking about then.
He didn't claim to be an expert in the training industry. He posted his personal experience of two schools in the hope that it might be helpful to others.
Learning about other people's experiences, and sometimes from other people's experiences, is one of PPRuNe's valuable features.
Of course there are sometimes people who have a grudge (reasonable or unreasonable) against a particular school - but that brings us back to the genral issue of making judgments about the credibility of the person posting.
FL