there's a flying club in sanford, fl ... long way from ny... they have some decent stuff 172 & 182 they are $40/hr -$48/hr tach time! dry of course but not so bad... requires a checkout and $50 membership fee or something like that... but not too bad... however I heard you need to sit through some gay class on how to pump fuel in the airplane (guess some people messed up for the rest of us). Also you should look at Airplane Partnerships and Flying Clubs to keep the costs of flying affordable. or Pilot Share The Ride they have a listing of people looking to share flight time and all that jazz