If you can check out where you are thinking of going. Go there, talk to the students (when the management are not listening) and ask what their experiences have been like. Also talk to the instructors. These are the people you will be spending your time with. If they seem professional and friendly it is a good sign. If they are arrogant or unfriendly then it is not. Also be prepared to 'convert' to UK flying if you do train in the states. I am sure there are many good schools in the states but there are also many bad ones. (It may also be worth asking how many people have died at a particular school!). .. .Flying around the empty wastes of florida in glorious weather will not be good preparation for a mucky weather day negotiating yourself around and through the controlled airspace of the UK.. .. .Good luck, enjoy it and always think of safety.. . . . <small>[ 08 March 2002, 11:11: Message edited by: Cruise Alt ]</small>