56P Totally agree,
Be carefull of the US Courses. For starters you have to do a 45 Day Security check and then you have to acquire the correct visa. After this, its down to the course. Which encompasses a 25-26 Sim hour syllabus. If further sessions are required it is charged at around $450.00usd/hour can get expensive.
Myself I would be wanting to do a course with the most Sim hours , like ETA in Melbourne with 36 hrs.
Sure the US Courses are cheaper, but after all the hassles to get over there and get back youll probably spend the same cash.
You want to get more more value for your money get get as much Sim as possible. 25-26 hours is the bare minimum offered by the US Companies.
The security checks and the notion that the DOJ(Department of Justice) can can your training at anytime ( belive me its happened all that cash down the drain), also shun me away from the states these. Pity really they must be still losing money in Foreign Pilot Training.