If you have a lot of patience,
here is the writeup I did
I did it all in the UK, not least because I could not find an FTO elsewhere which would take on my N-reg plane.
What did FIS do? Feel free to email if you prefer.
It's obvious that if you are going to go abroad for a week or two (IR conversion) or some weeks (ab initio 50/55hr IR) then you need to go to an outfit which is
guaranteed to deliver the package. In the USA you can get this - if you avoid a few schools perhaps.