well said
maybe my last paragraph could have been better worded.
My use of the term 'Misinterpretation' was meant to be directed towards people posing as innocent bystanders rather than as FTO employees. If you are dealing with an FTO website etc then you know who you are dealing with, ie someone with an interest in attracting you to their company. Rather than getting advice which may be biased from someone whos background you are not aware of.
My statement about advertising was meant in a neutral context. No threats or accusations. If anything it was meant to show that by advertising officially it can avoid some of the ugly 'unveilings' of FTO staffs postings with hidden agendas.
I agree with Towers viewpoint and am pleased that they have removed a company who were using their advertising to gain access to users computers.
I hope that the information I provide in any media is correct. I have met Sales and Marketing staff who do not fly and are just doing a job. They may not be aware the information they provide is incorrect. That is not a defence as they should ensure that even mistakingly they are not misleading people who don't know better. Unfortunately the dollar signs appear in their eyes and that side of things takes over.
If you are getting false information from a website or FTO in writing then you have written proof of their misdirection/deception and you would be able to contact trading standards etc (still bearing in mind the unwillingness of people to rock the boat as stated many a time).
I did not intend my comment to be construde that you should rely solely on information from adverts. I always advocate visiting schools and meeting face to face. You can see first hand, not from 'stock photos'. It is also harder for someone to lie when faced directly with a person, rather than a telephone handset or computer monitor.
As a prudent business most FTO's will keep an eye on what the competition are selling and the way they are selling it. Sometimes adverts pop up which as a training provider you know are deliberately misleading. I am aware of some in various forms of media that have been drawn to the attention of the 'powers that be' either officially or unofficially, and the result is usually a removal of the advert.
This is obviously a very heated topic and I do not wish to point fingers or shift blame. The intention of my posts are, as with most are, to give a viewpoint. I do not mean to insight any argument, and appreciate the statements which are being made from a variety of sources.
Maybe I'm in the wrong job, maybe I care too much. I didn't intend to be in Sales & Marketing, I was planning (like many) to have been in an airline job for the last 18 months. As I hope one day to be flying with some of the wannabes who I hear about I would prefer that I was surrounded by well trained pilots rather than people who spent over the odds on mediocre training.
As the song goes 'money makes the world go round' unfortunately reality and the ideal are usually vastly different.
Last edited by Fogbound; 25th July 2003 at 21:26.