ORIGINAL: LearningMan
((Insider's boys club. Noone wants to help. Exactly what I had heard about the jet crowd. Duly noted. I'll learn like I've learned everything else in this hobby.))
Outsider idiot's club. Do some searches in this forum. four times a month someone pops in and asks where to start. There is an extensive thread on this issue if you'll take a few minutes to look for it. I'll give you a hint, use words like "beginner" or "where to start" or "I don't know jack diddly about fire breating Jet Airplanes".
We all have busy lives, we come here to discuss current issues. If you want real help, go to a field where turbine guys fly or to a jet meet and ask. Or fly down to Austin and I'll hook you up on a buddy chord. We're all willing to help, you just have to wait in line with the rest of everyone else who wants to know about this stuff.
Best of luck to you.