Let me re-phrase, the ground school will be held in Phoenix at the training center. You should have the weekends off and can expect about a month of ground school. The EMB SIM only will be in St. Louis I heard, and the schedule is all over the place. (The CRJ is in PHX) You might not have one break until your check ride. Depending on how far you have to drive from, it is nice having a car. I think they still keep us at the hotel south of the airport, can't remember the name off the top of my head. Not much right around the hotel for sure, if it's still the same hotel. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.