Go to different flight schools and talk to several instructors. The school doesn't matter as much as the instructor. I would find an instructor you really like with a lot of experience and make a deal. I went to several different locations in PHX and had good and bad everywhere. Chandler Air Service is a perfect example of the instructor means everything. I did some flying there three of four years ago and I saw good and bad. The chief instructor Kurt was awesome and probably one of the best instructors I have ever had, but he is busy and I would fly with others and they were nothing special. Also when they say they are old school stick and rudder pilots its because there aircraft are really really OLD. It all depends on what you want.