Hi everyone,
Some advice please from folks who've gone down this route already - particularly anyone doing their ATPLs 'full-time' at home.
I'm planning on starting my ATPLs in August/September and am not sure at the moment whether to do a full-time classroon-based course or distance learning. Preference at the moment is to go for the latter (with BGS), but having spent the last three months at home doing the seven PPL exams, I'm seriously wondering whether I should be looking to do a full-time course.
Putting costs, choice of training establishments etc to one side for the moment (this thread is NOT intended to kick off another debate on the relative merits of BGS v other schools
) what from people's experiences are the big +pluses and -minuses of each method of studying?
For example:
Has anyone gone down the distance learning route and wished in hindsight they'd done the course full-time, or vice versa? If so, why?
For home-based learners, how have you kept yourself focused and motivated? Have you missed day-to-day contact with people (I found the PPL exams a very solitary experience)?
Has anyone on a full-time course found themselves held back by 'slower learners'? Would you have preferred the flexibility of home-based learning?
Whilst I know the decision is ultimately mine at the end of the day, any thoughts on the matter would be greatly appreciated.
HW