XPost: rec.aviation.student 
 From: 1@2.3 
  
 Well, the time has come to actually make it happen. 
  
 I need to choose a flight school. I'm employed full-time right now, 
 since I have some disposable income my idea is to go through the motions 
 starting with PPL and see where it takes me... either to the point where 
 I just want to focus on my current career and fly recreationally, or 
 keep going further and make a career out of flying. 
  
 If anyone can provide advice on the following, it would be appreciated: 
  
 1) Recommendations for flight schools in the Toronto and Montreal areas. 
  
 2) Most things being more expensive in Toronto, is there any significant 
 cost difference in doing flight training in Toronto as opposed to (a) 
 outskirts of Toronto, say Oshawa, or (b) another Canadian city? Compared 
 with say, Montreal or Calgary? 
  
 3) What informational resources for people in my position would you 
 recommend? (Web or otherwise) ... i.e. choosing a flight school, what to 
 look out for, etc. There's a lot on the web but a lot is also fluff and 
 thinly-veiled advertising. 
  
  
 I know I can find some of the above answers by doing some legwork on 
 google, but I'm more interested in personal opinions rather than relying 
 on my gut to decide what's quality info and what's not. I also know to 
 visit the flight school and ask lots of questions before I plonk down 
 the cheque, but I figure here is a good place to start. 
  
 Thanks! 
  
 S. 
  
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