JAAs...distance AND classes?

[Launchpad McQuack]

Sorry about the ambiguous title but I couldn't think of anything better for now :\

Basically, I want to self study some subjects and do classes for others (Nav/Flight Planning etc). Is it possible to pay as you go with the likes of BGS and CATS etc? The outfit I was initially concerned with want the whole lot up front with no classes, I won't be studying with them now (nothing wrong with that mob, just this). Any advice guys & gals?

Thanks in advance...oh, Mods - a search didn't really help answer my question beforehand...

Cheers!

LP

[Whirlygig]

Pretty much all the ground school courses require payment up front; this includes all your course manuals and the classroom teaching element required as a brush-up before the exams.

In general, you self-study all the subjects but your groundschool instructors should be on hand via phone and email to help with any questions. Then just before your exams, you go to the classroom where you will spend a day or so on each subject. However, the school to which I went did not do brushups for Air Law or Ops Procedures as these are "read and remember" subjects. All JAA groundschool courses have to have a classroom element (unless you are exempt by having an ICAO ATPL already). However, you either have to enrol on a full-time residential course or distance learning - not sure there is the facility to mix and match.

You you go the distance learning route and you want extra one-to-one tuition before the brush-up course, then you will probably have to find a private tutor.

Cheers

Whirls