"if you want to come back and fly in weston they will make you fly extra hours as they dont think the training is good enough in us"
well, they would say that wouldn't they....nothing like a vested interest. i'm not saying the us is the only option - just choose a school in a climate which will allow you to get the job done in a reasonable timeframe, and which has a decent reputation. there are lots of threads in this forum about overseas schools - look them up.