Originally Posted by
gosleddog
Thanks for all the input. I am looking into flying clubs and schools. - And more importantly, setting up an appointment with the AME in the next couple of weeks. Will be going over all the med history so that my ducks are in a row when I meet with him. My friend, (US Air 757 4-bar), has similar issues, and said that he'd go over it all with me so I don't over / understate my conditions / history. Ryan1234, I really appreciate your input. So - you never got to flight school? Dang, - I at least got to do my 2 aerobatic solos!
- On school vs club, I think that its probably going to boil down to the availability of good aircraft that I like (and there is so much more cool stuff out there now! - I've never even flown a plane with a GPS...) and is priced reasonably, and I find a CFII that I click with.
There was a time where I could see nothing but going to UPT, however in hindsight I'm happy with the way things worked out... spend more time with my family.. although from time to time I think about how it might have been, had I made better decisions. I've done a decent amount of civilian aerobatics, so I had a taste of what I was missing.
If you get a chance check out
de727ups website about how he made it happen... really great stuff!
As far as the club vs. school... either/or just don't get ripped off.. and generally inst.-comm is easier with a CFI that enjoys teaching
Good luck whichever way...