Bristol GRound School
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Bristol GRound School
Hi just wondering if anyone out there has used Bristol Ground School and what they think off it. I have been looking into modular distance learning course they seem to provide the best package for a nice price.
Any advice greatly appreciated
PrecisionLandings
Any advice greatly appreciated
PrecisionLandings
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From: dublin
I did the Bristol course through Pan Aviation in Dublin and found the materials to be great.
I would recommend paying the 30Euro for the online access to their question database - keep going over those online exams and you shouldn't have any problems getting passing marks - I'd say 60% of the questions on each exams I had seen previously online
good luck
yyzdub
I would recommend paying the 30Euro for the online access to their question database - keep going over those online exams and you shouldn't have any problems getting passing marks - I'd say 60% of the questions on each exams I had seen previously online
good luck
yyzdub
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From: london
gts
I don't know how many pseudonyms bristol can adopt but I highly recommend GTS in Bournemouth the class sizes were alot smaller and I never met one unhappy customer the instructors Dave "duk" Webb with a mere 6500 on fighter jets (jaguar lightening), Pete Swatton the ex Squadron leader who actually writes the Performance book and old Roger Henshaw an ex RAF navigator great chaps and an excellent service all round, and where are all those ex GTS students to back me up!
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From: Appleby-in-Westmorland Cumbria England
h-r is a current GTS (helicopter) and they are a great bunch, know the subjects inside out, back to front and have a wardrobe of T shirts.
BUT and it is a big but, they are very modest and you never get them doing Icelandic TV ads on PPrune, or anywhere else.
The thing that attracted me to GTS was that :-
(a). Experts, clearly
(b). Advised and did not try to sell themselves, left h-r to make up his own mind with the data
(c). Also advised on other schools (incl. USA) that may be able to address the Helicopter route
(d). I got to talk to the head man, not a salesman/ secretary/ significant other
Tusan Tak! for watching TVIceland
BUT and it is a big but, they are very modest and you never get them doing Icelandic TV ads on PPrune, or anywhere else.
The thing that attracted me to GTS was that :-
(a). Experts, clearly
(b). Advised and did not try to sell themselves, left h-r to make up his own mind with the data
(c). Also advised on other schools (incl. USA) that may be able to address the Helicopter route
(d). I got to talk to the head man, not a salesman/ secretary/ significant other
Tusan Tak! for watching TVIceland
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From: Bristol
Easy there, Helicopter redeye. Bristol does not put up anonymous false threads about how good we are. We don't have to.
GTS is a good school, and so are some others. The list of good points you gave for GTS could equally apply to us and the other top schools.
We would be happy if the sniping stopped. Say how good your school is, but don't knock us for things we don't do
Dick Whittingham
GTS is a good school, and so are some others. The list of good points you gave for GTS could equally apply to us and the other top schools.
We would be happy if the sniping stopped. Say how good your school is, but don't knock us for things we don't do
Dick Whittingham
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From: London
What FliegerTiger up there is modestly not telling you is that he's just passed all 8 exams that he took with a 95% average (hope you don't mind FT).
Similarly i've just passed my 8 with a high average that i would have though impossible few months ago. That's not to say people don't drop the occasional one but overall the results speak themselves. Some of the most knowledable, entertaining and enthusiastic teachers I've ever had and great clear notes too.
Similarly i've just passed my 8 with a high average that i would have though impossible few months ago. That's not to say people don't drop the occasional one but overall the results speak themselves. Some of the most knowledable, entertaining and enthusiastic teachers I've ever had and great clear notes too.
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From: Biggin Hill, Kent
Precision landings,
I started the distance learning package that Bristol offer about a month ago and have made excellant progress. I would not describe myself as a seriously brainy person, but the way the manuals are written and the course is structured makes the subjects a lot easier to understand and digest. Based on my progess so far I would thoroughly recommend Bristol,
Jimbo
P.S I am in no way associated with Bristol other than as a paying customer
I started the distance learning package that Bristol offer about a month ago and have made excellant progress. I would not describe myself as a seriously brainy person, but the way the manuals are written and the course is structured makes the subjects a lot easier to understand and digest. Based on my progess so far I would thoroughly recommend Bristol,
Jimbo
P.S I am in no way associated with Bristol other than as a paying customer
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From: Doon the watter, a million miles from the sandpit.
Another satisfied pseudonym . . .
Just sat the 1st 8 exams & passed them all – the combination of notes, CD-ROM, classroom tuition & feedback is superb. Most of the other pseudonyms on my course also got 8 straight passes. 
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From: Bournemouth UK
pseudonym
I was accused of being someone I wasn't buy someone called pseudonym66 
They later withdrew the post realising how stupid they were.
To all the synics, it's not difficult to work out. From what i've seen Bristol seem to get around 60 students a month through their doors. No one complains about them on PPrune. So either the Bristol students don't know PPrune exists and Alex comes up with loads of pseudonyms to make Bristol look good or perhaps there are a lot of satisfied customers out there who are innocently trying to let other wannabies know that BGS worked for them.
They later withdrew the post realising how stupid they were.
To all the synics, it's not difficult to work out. From what i've seen Bristol seem to get around 60 students a month through their doors. No one complains about them on PPrune. So either the Bristol students don't know PPrune exists and Alex comes up with loads of pseudonyms to make Bristol look good or perhaps there are a lot of satisfied customers out there who are innocently trying to let other wannabies know that BGS worked for them.
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From: Bristol
My granny told me never to wrestle with a pig, for, she said, you will only get covered in mud, just like the pig.
So, my last word on this subject. Bristol does not post anything under pseudonyms. Alex and I post under our names. I know that no one loves a smartass, but the fact remains that we are a good school and our results stand and speak for themselves
Dick W
So, my last word on this subject. Bristol does not post anything under pseudonyms. Alex and I post under our names. I know that no one loves a smartass, but the fact remains that we are a good school and our results stand and speak for themselves
Dick W
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From: Windsor
With You truth
Not sure about Bristol have met a few 'grumbles' but did they work hard enough who knows but I didn't like the notes looked like badly reproduced notes from old books I once studied. Lost interest in the place when I visited and there were too many students ended up going the GTS route and happy I did. First Time passes. Any how Truthmaster don't think Roger would like the "old." Tell you what those Bristol lot can't spell "astin"" synics" Heard your cheyenne/citation 500 truth check you PMs
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From: BRISTOL
well done strato
Glad to see you registered after all these years you can see the fun in all this for example check out GSXTY he registered in Nov 2000 thats 4 years ago with an amazing 531 posts does he really have a job or has he been studying for 4 years to get his 8 first time passes with all the super CD packages he bought. He must be really struggling down there in Bristols world of the mystical people to take 4 years to pass his first module. Truthmaster thanks for the call. Give me your job.