CB/US Lawyer (I believe you are one and the same),
you obviously have no idea of the definitions of libel (written defamation) or slander (spoken defamation)! And some examples might give your case some much-needed credibility.....
In fact, your implication that we are somehow in thrall to the UK FTOs is itself libellous. Do you really want to go down that road? Perhaps Danny should warn his lawyer!
The fact is that this forum exists primarily for UK Wannabes undertaking the JAA licences to obtain paid employment in the JAA-administered area. The merits or otherwise of the FAA/Australian/Japanese/whoever licences are irrelevant if you can't get a job here with them. The costs of converting a non-JAA licence to a JAA one make them a non-starter for our people. Yes, there are a few Wannabes with dual-nationalities who can usefully obtain an alternative ATPL and work elsewhere, but they are in the tiny minority. So what would you rather we do? Promote FAA licences and then hold our hands up saying 'not my fault, guv' when you discover you've wasted your money and can't get a job? Come on, what use would that be to the 99% here who want to work in Europe? Don't forget there are other websites that deal with their own areas; we are not experts on those other systems, and would be out of our depth advising a (say) US citizen on the specifics of how to progress to a job with a US major.
You complain about Danny mentioning OATS three times in his post? Well, hello? This thread is about OATS' new course! Methinks you just feel the need to rail against authority (ie the moderators) and you forgot to engage your brain first. Or had you just returned from the pub?
[ 04 September 2001: Message edited by: scroggs ]