I'm in the same boat as your are (finished my CPAER though) and I love Flying Beyond. I find that it's actually a rather entertaining read which makes studying easier. I also like the exam tips and anecdotes that are sprinkled throughout. Then again I am a big reader and like having reference books.

Another thing that you can do if you're struggling with the met portion is go through the From the Ground Up and make your own set of study notes complete with pictures and analogies that make sense to you. You can be as ridiculous or as sensible as you want, they're your personal notes. When I did ...

Ah but anyone who is likely to be able to answer my question on reference materials would be familiar with the acronyms;) I've worked ramp at a flight school for over a year so I get a chance to talk to people at literally every level of flying experience on a weekly basis. It's tons of fun and the ...

There seems to be a pretty good variety of people on this thread so I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for reference materials. I'm just starting my rating now and I have the FIG and the Flight Instructor's Manual (by an author I can't remember). I love teaching and I love learning so...

Are you looking for notes or what? I have a ridiculous variety of groundschool (both my notes, official powerpoints and the powerpoints I use to teach). What level are you looking for?

What I would suggest to anyone looking at going to Mount Royal is to do your research thoroughly and explore your options. Talk to current Mount Royal students and see what their opinion is about the school. I was told by Mount Royal students that their costs in the program went up significantly sin...