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ZS-NDV: I'm happy for you and I'm sure that was the case for other students at CFS too, I accept that.
It was not however my experience so I moved on to another school that did suit me and provide the service I wanted and fortunately, as I have already posted, all subsequent schools I attended in SA were of a good quality.
Perhaps you and Gunship, though your defense of CFS and GT is admirable should finally accept that some students did not have such a successfull time at CFS.
I'm quite sure there are good and not so good schools all over the world but why oh why are there so many complaints about CFS and Gerald Todd.
Gunship: Why would Pprune Towers perpetuate a thread that could be potentially libel for them?.
It was not however my experience so I moved on to another school that did suit me and provide the service I wanted and fortunately, as I have already posted, all subsequent schools I attended in SA were of a good quality.
Perhaps you and Gunship, though your defense of CFS and GT is admirable should finally accept that some students did not have such a successfull time at CFS.
I'm quite sure there are good and not so good schools all over the world but why oh why are there so many complaints about CFS and Gerald Todd.
Gunship: Why would Pprune Towers perpetuate a thread that could be potentially libel for them?.
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Dear Buffet,
No one is trying to defend anyone. Just saying that it is not fair that these schools are not allowed to defend them selves! Secondly , some of these posts are so outrageous and written by students that should in first case stay out from aviation.
I do not understand why such an arrangement ever took a place.
No one is trying to defend anyone. Just saying that it is not fair that these schools are not allowed to defend them selves! Secondly , some of these posts are so outrageous and written by students that should in first case stay out from aviation.
I do not understand why such an arrangement ever took a place.
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I have never said that all students were satisfied by their experience at CFS. Obviously any place that sells something (flight schools included) must at some point have unhappy customers.
The point I'm trying to make is that this thread is exclusively targeted at downing CFS at which I had a great time and I find it really unfare that the accused be forbidden from defending themselves. That's why I'm trying to balance out the arguments.
Throughout the 9 months I was there, yes, I did meet unhappy students. But, tell you what, the reason why they were so was because they just simply couldn't make it. As it was said previously, aviation (and flying in particular) is not for everyone. You either have it in you or you don't. The problem is that some people wake up one day and decide they want to become pilots. They think that because they pass the medical that they can no doubt make it. Well no. Some just can't. And when they realise that they have spent large sums of cash just trying to go solo, they have to find a culprit for their incapacities. And who do they fall on? I'll let you answer that one...
By the way, I have absolutely no interests in CFS. I do however have great respect for GT. Yes, he is a businessman and therefore is not there for charity work. He makes money and good for him. Nothing wrong in that in my books.
For anyone reading this thread and thinking of going to SA for flight training, please, do not let the fate / incapacities for some and frustration of a few students make you think that any other school is better than CFS. At the risk of getting banned for supporting the school by a biased moderator, I maintain that CFS is an excellent school with excellent infrastructures and staff. Don't be fooled into thinking they are not as good as others. At worse, they are as bad as the competition.
Cheers,
Frenchy
The point I'm trying to make is that this thread is exclusively targeted at downing CFS at which I had a great time and I find it really unfare that the accused be forbidden from defending themselves. That's why I'm trying to balance out the arguments.
Throughout the 9 months I was there, yes, I did meet unhappy students. But, tell you what, the reason why they were so was because they just simply couldn't make it. As it was said previously, aviation (and flying in particular) is not for everyone. You either have it in you or you don't. The problem is that some people wake up one day and decide they want to become pilots. They think that because they pass the medical that they can no doubt make it. Well no. Some just can't. And when they realise that they have spent large sums of cash just trying to go solo, they have to find a culprit for their incapacities. And who do they fall on? I'll let you answer that one...
By the way, I have absolutely no interests in CFS. I do however have great respect for GT. Yes, he is a businessman and therefore is not there for charity work. He makes money and good for him. Nothing wrong in that in my books.
For anyone reading this thread and thinking of going to SA for flight training, please, do not let the fate / incapacities for some and frustration of a few students make you think that any other school is better than CFS. At the risk of getting banned for supporting the school by a biased moderator, I maintain that CFS is an excellent school with excellent infrastructures and staff. Don't be fooled into thinking they are not as good as others. At worse, they are as bad as the competition.
Cheers,
Frenchy
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I agree with Gunzzz. It's about JUSTICE!
To Erked - everyone, bar the legally challenged knows the answer to that one! Unfortunately you'll have to leave it to a Judge to explain it to the rest of them. Let me guess the victims profile: Foreigner with student visas sponsored by CFS? Youngsters unlikely to fight back?
Either way it's time to let the court do it's job. That looks like the only way of ending this thread and preventing further damage to the industry. It's making us look like a bunch of pallookas!
For the legal pundits like Gunnzz - a question:
"Is the truth libellous?"
To Erked - everyone, bar the legally challenged knows the answer to that one! Unfortunately you'll have to leave it to a Judge to explain it to the rest of them. Let me guess the victims profile: Foreigner with student visas sponsored by CFS? Youngsters unlikely to fight back?
Either way it's time to let the court do it's job. That looks like the only way of ending this thread and preventing further damage to the industry. It's making us look like a bunch of pallookas!
For the legal pundits like Gunnzz - a question:
"Is the truth libellous?"
