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Wow, thank you for the very detailed replies. Joe, I checked out Sheble with the link you gave me. Seems like a nice place, and unfortunatley I can't take any time off until possibly next summer to do something like that. Now that you mentioned it, I will probably want to get my commercial license there.
I called the two airports as listed in my first post. It looked like Hayward was the best deal, and I talked with Kieith, the owner, and he seemed very knowledgable. Dad will probably be down there to check the airport out on Friday since he's working right next to it, and I may start the first flying lesson on Saturday depending on how things go.
I have a question for the pilots:
When it says I have to be 16 to go solo, what are the restictions? I mean, will they just allow me to rent a plane without my private pilot's license and only fly alone, or how does this work??

BTW, Joe, are you classified as a "corporate" pilot?