[killbilly]

Originally Posted by aka03271

1- Is there any flight school in the United States or Canada that would accept me if I am 28 years old?

Age is not an issue. Most flight schools are businesses - it's not that you have to 'apply for acceptance.' If you have money, someone will take it and try to teach you to fly.

2- Is there any flight school that offers an accelerated training program that would make me earn the 200 hours flight time (licenses equivalent to ICAO CPL/IR) in a maximum period of 5 months? (Winter is about to start and I guess weather would be an issue for a student pilot...i.e. cancelled flights....etc).

There are many. Do your research. There are many opinions as to the quality of flight education you will receive at various institutions. Many of those schools are in the southern US where the weather is good to fly year-round.

I also contacted Sky mates because their cost is reasonable but it took the a week to get back to me which reflected an unprofessional image! Also their time building from PPl to Commercial is I guess based on double logging. Is this ok? Do the hours count toward your time?

They are very, very busy over there, but they have an excellent reputation. There are quite a few pilots here on the forum who trained there. Be patient, keep calling them.

Contacted "The professional Flight Center in Vancouver, Canada" seem to have a very good reputation but I am not sure about the course duration because of the cold Canadian weather.

Vancouver doesn't get as cold as, say, Saskatchewan. It's more like Seattle.

3- Budget is tight. Only $30,000 USD plus another $5,000 for living expenses during my stay. Can't spend more because I still do not want to risk all of my savings.

It depends on where and how you do your training and how well you apply yourself. It's possible to get all of your ratings for $30K, but it's getting harder. If you need to time build beyond a training program, you need to factor those costs in, too, especially if you need more multiengine time.
$40K is a better number to plan with, and if you have some left over, good for you. That is my opinion - there are many.

4- Don't you guys think that 28 years is considered a little old to start a whole new career?

There are several guys here who started in their mid to late 30's and early 40s. No. It's not old at all.

I can attend school in any US state or Canadian Province. Would not be an issue for me except for my budget and the fact that I am an international student their program must be a FAR 141!

Skymates works with many international students, and Arlington, Texas is quite affordable compared to other cities. More importantly, I've never heard a single negative comment about SM. All other schools I've heard of had mixed experiences. But SM seems to shine very brightly.

Good luck to you.