Thanks for recommending GettingAirborne to him Brad, we really tried to keep that site from being overwhelming.

I know what you mean about Syracuse winters. I have a good friend who lives there and when I lived in NY, I'd visit him every year when I'd go to Pulaski for the salmon run! (Boy I miss that)

The more experience I have with people using simulators, the more I am convinced of what a valuable tool they are. I would recommend hooking him up with a sim for the winter, let him play with Glow, Electric, Gliders, etc., and by spring he may have a better idea of which way he wants to go