tinman1, thank you for your insight and kind sentiments!

As far as the training contract at Aerosim, I plan to ask them about this and other policies when I see them next weekend then run it through a laywer just to make sure I'm not being shafted for fees (considering how high they are!).

As far as instructing goes, I definitely would like to teach both ground school and flying not only to hone my skills as a pilot and build time but also constantly keep myself fresh with the information I have learnt.

From what I have read and researched, they still offer onsite interviews i.e. the regionals pop their heads in through the door and hire instructors before they reach the minimums and Aerosim says it is affiliated with about 12-15 regionals flying anything from Embraers to CRJs to Dash.

What did you mean by the inhouse checkride for CFI initial being a huge deal? I didn't quite understand (and my apologies if the question sounds silly).

At my current mom n pop school (which is a good school and instructors are awesome except for the weather and endless winter months!), if I complete my instrument there, then Aerosim would start me off from commercial multi (with single add-on) and from that point to CFI should take 8 or so months with weather factored in then another 12 months or so to build the remaining time before getting into a regional.

You also mentioned other parts of the country being better suited for quality flight training; would you share your thoughts on where please? As I stated in my previous posts, I looked at Florida because it is in closer proximity to VA (and family), favourable weather (besides the pop-ups and storms) and cost of living.

I also want to build as much cross-country time as I can (which I do now when I'm not training and try bouncing to new airports solo for experience) so I'll definitely venture out of Florida if I do join Aerosim. For instance in a few days I'm planning a trip to Allentown (Class C) or Allentown Queen City (Class G) which is smack near the mountains/hills just for experience (and I'm always looking for solo time XC time!).

Sorry for rambling but the more I learn about aviation myself and from others, the more zest I have to do this properly and be a competent and safe pilot and also enjoy my flying.

Would really appreciate feedback to some of the questions below :-)