xCartzy - good of you to make such a detailed and thorough write-up for the benefit of your peers.
I do wish to perhaps make some suggestions to clear up some of what you said, however:
Nathan's course is only 9 days, where Andrews is 2 weeks + Ongoing support.
Nathan's course comes with the "+Ongoing support" and the ongoing support is excellent! I experienced exceptional service from Nathan and I highly recommend his Flight Planning Course.
It does appear that you didn't actually purchase any of AFT's (Nathan's) courses, which is fine, people on-sell/share/swap books all the time - however be aware that the support that comes with the purchase of the AFT courses/books is TOP NOTCH!
Cheers.