With Cranfield Distance Learning you are still restricted to 9 months minimum
Really? Didn't know that! Ok, that puts a different spin on things! I think you'll find that's quite unusual. Bristol is the only school I have first-hand knowledge of, and they have brush-up courses every month - certainly no restrictions like what you've described at Cranfield.
And while we're on the subject of Bristol, yes, you would have to travel there for the brush-up... but not for the exams, as there is no exam centre near there. You can pick any of the CAA exam centres. I wouldn't let this sway your decision too much, though - you want the best chance you've got of passing the exams, and having to spend two weeks at a time, twice, away from home really isn't a very big deal in the whole scheme of things, IMHO.
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