Type ratings
Getting a type rating is like anything else, you get what you pay for. A course with no fixed base training, on an aircraft like the 320, will have you shaking your head, with a ticket in your hand wondering what just happened. After investigating the majority of the courses in the USA, Aerosim stood out as having the most comprehensive available. 36 hours of fixed base training with 24 hours of full flight, is what they offer and in my opinion is the bare minimum to be competent when you leave. The other courses I checked out didn't have any Fixed base so all the computer practice is being done while trying to fly the sim, and that's a tough nut. For guys with less than 500 tt, they also offer a commercial course in Florida, which I think is required with the FAA. That said, the 9k ticket from Pan Am is cheap and your in and out of the door with a rating in your pocket, shaking your head wondering.......