First of all I'd question whether you have the endurance to succeed in such an industry
Endurance, eh? Not entirely sure what you mean there, but if the word you're looking for is along the lines of commitment/ determination, I'd say you were spot on. It takes a lot of determination to wean one's self off common sense and spend ungodly amounts on vocational training in an industry that's already awash with wannabes. I'm not blessed with this level of determination, unfortunately, nor am I any longer blessed with sufficient quantities of naivety.
Your own experience? What experience?
The experience detailed in the sentence you've just quoted me on. I know it isn't much, but hey, we can't all reach the dizzying heights of researching ab-initio training. People in glass houses...
If you do your research before commenting you'll realize that there are many other FTO's out there that do an Integrated ATPL course for less than half of the sum in question.
Bargain. But are the epaulettes of the same quality? You get what you pay for.
I'd suggest you give this narrow-mindedness a break
Nah, it's a nice change from the open-mindedness that kept me from being enlisted into the Wannabe Zombie Army*.
*(c) another PPRuNer, WWW I believe.
Regrettably, this 'flu seems to have cleared itself up quite nicely, so I'm afraid I'm going to have to tear myself away from this fascinating but meaningless exchange and once again brave the gnashing jaws of the real world.