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When you are paying for a kit, you are not just paying for the book, or the graphics--you are paying for the research that went into creating it. My favorite is the Jeppesen program. It was put together by people who know how people learn. The sections are divided up so that it takes give or take about 45 minutes, as well as the graphics, side notes, and terminology included. These folks know what they are doing!
I've heard a lot of positive comments about the King programs. But I see people with Jeppesen walk away with more understanding. King seems to drill the basics into people's head, but jep will delve into a deeper understanding, without overduing it.
I am not a big fan of the CPC/King program. It's thorough, but it takes forever to get through one lab. As an instructor, it is frustrating because I'm ready to move on to something else but the student hasn't even reached that "lab" yet. It also requires the purchaser to register with a CPC school before it allows them to move on to a particular place. That would just make me mad! If you pay $300 for something, you should be able to use it. The primary purpose so far as I can see is to tie it in to a marketing gimmick. You complete the survey, give your e-mail, and they take that information and hand it over to their sales department. The survey is optional--don't do it if you don't want a salesman to have your info.
I vote for Jep, for the private pilot. Many reputable universities use it. In fact they used the universities to help put it together.
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