Thanks gents. I've taken an intro flight before, I have a list of local schools to check out, I'm simply trying to understand whether I can even get there and have no pilot friends. It's a business decision. And I can grab direct flights to bridge the gap. But if it longer than 4 hours or there isn't a simple aircraft that I can get there in, 16000 worth of school and a couple hundred hours becoming competent would be an indulgence.