Barry,

You might want to give Philip Greenspun's essay/article on obtaining an
insturment rating a read.

http://tinyurl.co.uk/vd9i

Phil is a MIT professor and a CFII. The IFR summay covers course
selection based on his personal experience as well as additonal reading
suggestions. I'll second the "Weather Flying" by Robert Buck
recomendation (reading that now).

You may also want to post to rec.aviation.ifr to get some perspective
from the been-there-done-that crowd.

Hope that helps. Let us know which way you go.

Regards,

--ken

B A R R Y wrote:
Chris G. wrote:
Before you do that, see if any of the local community colleges offer a
ground school class.

Thanks, but we've eliminated that option. My instructor has actually
taught the one local CC ground school.

I've worked with this CFI before and he suggested I do a self-study,
with possible one-on-one, as necessary, rather than wait for a formal
classroom course. The rec.aviation groups have also been extremely
helpful during my studies! G

During my PP training, my flying progress was out of sync with the local
ground school start dates, as I was flying 2-3 times a week. I
self-studied and earned a 94 on my written, and some very nice comments
from the DE during my oral exam. My task in my formal Private ground
school class to help out other students, as I already had my license. I
took the course as I was paid up and the fees weren't refundable.