Originally Posted by
rswitz
My recommendation would be a small mom and pop FBO flight school with an older CFI who is retired IE not trying to build time to go to a regional. If you find the right place, the training will be 100x better than the big pilot mills and half the price.
I agree you're likely to get a cheaper price here. You
could get better training but I'd like to point out that the lack of organization and structure that is typical of the described scenario can be a problem for some.