Hello Plasmech,
You are welcome here at any stage of your aviation career. There's a vast range of knowledge and experience across the membership in this forum, and most of them won't bite (much)!
Do use the search facility - not only is it very informative, it also stops some of the more sensitive souls from complaining about the umpteenth time that a topic has appeared on the forum. They have a point, it has to be said.
There is still something of a UK-bias in this Forum, as it was founded by an Englishman, in England, but the reach is now global. The site is now owned by a US company and "located" in LA, so US members can now be welcomed as "natives".
It's the same sky, and mostly the same aeroplanes - just the language divides us!
Enjoy flying and enjoy talking about it here.
SD