Beak - sorry to hear you're out of a job, nightmare situation I wouldnt wish on anyone. As an ex-CTCer though, I do disagree with a few of your comments. CTC, for all its flaws, is a good training provider run by good people. Sure, it has all the glossy marketing brochures and will always talk-up the industry, but what else would you expect. Every company from every industry does this. Its ultimately up to the cadet to wade through all this information and reach a decision if/when to commence training. Im sure wannabes are grateful for your point of view, but I would balance this by saying that when the industry shows signs of picking up/recruitment, I think OAA/CTC etc is the way to go. Usually in life you get what you pay for - flight training is no different.