HI,
I did hours building ,CPL,MULTI,IR with Stapleford and was very pleased with instructors ,aircraft and very friendly staff at the desk!
prices are reasonable and the new sim an ALSIM 200 with vision is really good for the IR and can save money since it's about 180 quid cheapper than the aircraft and you can do up to 35hours in it !
The fleet is well mantained(I never had problems ) .
I don't know about the USA part of the training.
Whatever you decide visit the facilities first and have a chat with other students there.
Good Luck,
M.A.