Well the only difference that i know between those two flight schools is there location. Pan am is in phoenix and flight safety is in Florida. I know that both are good schools and both offer VA training. I personnally would go to pan am becuase there are more severe clear days then in florida and in florida you have to worry about hurricanes. Pan am use to be in florida but i heard they left there because of the bad weather. But for flight training they both offer good programs and are well known thought out the industry. One last piece of advice, DO NOT GO TO ATP. ATP=BAD