I actually look at the instructor time as a good thing for me, b/c I will need to build the multi-time. My issue with DCA was the darn cost, but they do provide the time component I need. I think I will go to them for my CFI's, but not until then. I want to build a solid foundation of basics and make sure I don't sacrifice the retention b/c I"m on a time stamped schedule. That time will come soon enough at the airline training if I go that route!

In my humble examination of the schools I found this: For my taste they are jamming way too much info into a very compressed time frame...and again that is only for this guy and it's one opinion. They certainly seem to know their business and the RJ's love the product, but I know my personality. I don't want to get a rating just b/c I can squeak by, I want to know the qualification from top to bottom. Let me give this analogy and it comes from a guy who sold cardiovascular implantables for 13 years. I worked with many M.D.'s whom I would not let put a band-aid on my big toe, but worked with many D.O.'s that I would easily trust with my life. A title or degree doesn't make the man in my opinion. D.O.'s are frowned up in the little fraternity of M.D.'s, but those of us who watch these people in action know the real story....it's the person that counts, not the title.

The FBO is the way to go for me, but that isn't to say the immersion school isn't a good way for another. Great thing about America....choices!