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I renewed mine this time last year. One guy I worked with did the online thing and I did the FIRC. Aviation seminars offers a two day ground course. The guy who did it online found it to be a pain because it was very time consuming and had to read into it alot. The seminar was basically a safety seminar. It wasn't too bad, it just takes your whole weekend and runs around $150??? Either way you go it's a hassle, but well worth it. I deal with guys all the time who have let their's expire and I feel for them.