Agreed, this site is excellent. I check in 2-3 times a day. If you want to fly for a hobby, then extending your training over a year is fine, because just coming in and getting a lesson is part of the hobby. But if you want to get paid to fly, then you need to take out a loan, buy the time in blocks at the school, just whatever it takes to keep you coming back very soon after the previous lesson. Learning to fly takes lots of time and practice, and there are many things that can intimidate you and make you not want to come back. It's gonna be expensive, no matter where you go. Choose the school that you like best, and an instructor that you think you can get along with best.