stikker,
Thanks for the reply. I am sure that I want to stay in the states. Hopefully that will not come into play later. My main setback is funds due to a recent divorce. I need to keep working and my job is here in Tampa. I do not mind putting in another part time job to get my hours up but it seems it will be a slow process unless I can get a loan.
My heart definitly says Helicopters but my brain is telling me to go fixed wing first and later add on Commercial Helicopter.
Either way..it seems I am looking at about 40k and a lot of hours for the two.