Unless the notes have been totally re-written since I was there then don't bother. There are far better distance learning providers out there.

We spent some of our time in class crossing out pages that were not needed, and adding in others.

Unless you are in the classroom you will miss out on this and therefore study things not needed for the exam and miss stuff you do.

As a residential ground school provider though they were pretty good, BUT as with anywhere it's less to do with the school and much much more to do with who is currently lecturing. BCFT have had everything from retired wide bodied Captains to former students who are only a few months further down the line than the class they are teaching, and everything in between.

If you are considering a residential course you need to speak to current students (I'm far from that), pay them a visit and find out the teaching standards at the moment. If however you're only interested in distance learning then I think you will be hard pushed to find a better place than Bristol GS who seem to constantly get positive feedback.

Funny you should say that - I understand they have been rewritten. A colleague went there last year and got on really well with the version they were using then, but I believe they have been updated again this year.

Bear in mind that all the schools will have updated this year to accommodate the new syllabus.

Has anyone been on their full time course recently? It would be good to know some recent feedback.

What book do they use in the residential ATPL theory course?

I believe they have recently moved to using the same materials as CATS.

I completed the BCFT ground school (residential) recently. The ground instructors are excellent. All approachable and knowledgable, they prepare you above and beyond what is required for the exams. They discourage the use of feedback early in favour of knowing the subjects. I would highly recommend their ground school. I have chosen to do my flying at another FTO, but I can see the benefits of their teaching in my further flying training. NOt only did they get me through the exams (two sittings, all first time passes), but they have prepared me for the questions I can expect in my IR test. Good luck.