[Danskman]

Yes, I believe the right instructor is paramount. Regarding where to learn, I've kicked that around a lot. My office is a stone's throw from the runway at a small airport here in town. (061) No tower. I have some friends that fly out of here, and a couple of them learned here and are too intimidated to fly to a "big" airport. I don't want that to happen to me. I'm considering Sac Executive since it's a bigger airport with a tower and some traffic, but no commercial airlines.

Richard - what type of plane are you learing in? High/low wing? 2/4 passenger?