Extremely well said Officer Kite. Your past couple of posts have been absolutely spot on in my opinion. Been a while since I've read these threads but anyone looking to start training without a sponsorship would do very well to read and seriously consider Officer kites posts. While it worked out for me and a good number of course mates, equally a few good friends now 4 years out of flight school are suffering serious financial and personal problems because the 100k gamble didn't work out... and yes we went to a 'big' school.