Colin W Kingsbury wrote:

In my mind, a big part of the question has to be whether you can link up
with a true CFII in your area. By this I don't mean a 500-hour graduate of
some ab-initio program, but someone with some serious time. A key question
to ask is whether they will take you up for training in actual conditions,
and what their comfort margins are. With 25 hours in, I was going up with
my CFII on days with 300-400' ceilings and 1mi vis. That's a good workout.

I know several good instructors in the CDW/TEB area. Choosing amongst them
is, in my opinion, down to a matter of style. But all have plenty of
experience teaching in actual and thousands of hours "in the system".

While this is not an accelerated program, you might be able to do something
of this sort anyway. You'd have to discuss it with the CFII of your
choice, of course, but with enough lead time they could probably block out
many hours for you each week for the time you'll need.

If you're interested in getting in contact these these instructors, contact
me privately.

- Andrew