Thanks for your replies.
The reason I ask is that at the moment, I am an ATO for FI courses and a RTF for PPL.
My PPL/LAPL manuals are ready to be sent off for approval but if I use them they will charge me £1000, if I wait and use the template manuals the fee is only £100.
The reason they have given for the price difference is the time it will take for someone to read them!!!
Does that mean if I use "their" manuals no one is going to take the time and effort to read their manuals?
