Thumbs Up For Bristol Groundschool
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MOST DEFINITELY do your ground subjects at Bristol Groundschool. I don't think I could have managed the old CAA Nav exams without Alex Whittingham and his team. His course, now JAR of course, is designed to get you up to speed on exam technique and the 'flavours of the month' in JAR subjects. In other words, a course to pass the exam, not necessarily to learn all the trivial crap that the majority of the syllabus contains.
Alex himself could teach the ENTIRE course from memory (seems to have a brain the size of a planet) but, of course, he hasn't the time. So he has a first rate team all singing from his hymn sheet - "This is how to pass the exam!"
DO IT, yoy know it makes sense. I do not believe there is another course that even comes close to his in terms of giving you the tools to get your little green license.
PS - No, I am not affiliated or paid by BGS. I just know they are the best.