Matt.
Slow down.
You are making a very big decision involving a lot of money.
Do not jump at anything.
The main reason why I like doing things on my own is.
When I first arrived in America almost 40 years ago armed with a UK PPL/IMC and about 200 hours.
I had already signed up and paid a deposit with National at St Petersburg.
Upon arrival every student I spoke so said it was awful.
So I got a refund and went to St Pete Air World.
I felt I was getting the run around there too.
So I tapped into the old timer 'good olde boy' network of local flyers.
They fixed me up with just what I was looking for, a Comm/Inst/Multi in about three weeks.
All the other student only talked with other students.
Not me, I immediately got to know the locals, and absolutely loved the place.
I had a A&P mechanics licence, and wanted to go to flight engineer school as soon as possible.
I knew that was my best way into the cockpit of an airliner.
You are talking about doing everything in one place and paying a lot of money up front to a place you have not seen.
That makes about as much sense as buying a mail order bride from a photograph.
Your beautiful Thai girl may turn out to be a beautiful Thai boy.
If you do it my way.
You go to Ft Myers and get a PPL and 100 hours in six weeks or so.
Then you go home and do the ground school.
Then you return to the US and do an instrument rating and get to 150+ hours.
Then you go to PTT in Leeds or what ever school is nearest to you in the UK.
It's all outlined in the 'best way to the flight deck' thread.
My opinion is you also need to listen to and thank B2N2. Whilst I don't agree with him on everything.
What I do appreciate is him and anybody else taking the time and effort to try to help the younger generation.
Sometimes, well actually quite often.
I wonder why I bother at all.
Because most often I'm thanked with silence.
Oh, about FIT. It's not all about the price. It's about value for money.
Nothing is worse than having paid money to a company you don't like.
I only ever pay as I go.
Last edited by button push ignored; 18th May 2017 at 20:09.