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Anyone have any recent experience with this place. I have read mixed reviews (mostly good though) about them. I'm just having terrible time (scheduling mostly) getting my fixed-wing add-on done here local. I need a place that does accelerated training. Thanks for any info!
 
Shebles is a good place to train at. Just make sure you go there prepared and ready to learn.
 
I found a place here in ATL to do some of the add-ons. I may head out there and do the SES and MES when I get that far down the road. Thanks for the info guys!
 
Im thinking of going to Sheble for my Commercial SEL and SES in the Lake BUCCANEER after I do some more fixed wing flying here at home. Seems like a good deal to me to use it to both ratings at the same time. Has anyone done any flying in their Lake?
 
I responded on Shebles several times before.

If you have all of your required hours and you are about 80% there then Shebles is where you need to go to finish up. They will get you done on time and at a good price.

They are casual and they will show you how much you do know about flying. This will build your confidence.

I had a 3 hour commerical oral there and the DPE would not let me look anything up. At the end of the oral, he asked some question that I just had no idea about. He then told me that he had to find something that I didn't know and the oral part was over. He proceeded to tell me that the reason he wouldn't let me look anything up was because I started to look something up on the first question and he didn't care for that. He wanted to prove to me that I really did know the stuff, had been trained properly, and did not need to look it up. I got the message loud and clear.

I've flown the Lake Buccaneer at Shebles. It was the first plane that I ever flew that had an oar on the MEL.

Joe
 
JOEFRIDAY2 said:
I responded on Shebles several times before.

If you have all of your required hours and you are about 80% there then Shebles is where you need to go to finish up. They will get you done on time and at a good price.

They are casual and they will show you how much you do know about flying. This will build your confidence.

I had a 3 hour commerical oral there and the DPE would not let me look anything up. At the end of the oral, he asked some question that I just had no idea about. He then told me that he had to find something that I didn't know and the oral part was over. He proceeded to tell me that the reason he wouldn't let me look anything up was because I started to look something up on the first question and he didn't care for that. He wanted to prove to me that I really did know the stuff, had been trained properly, and did not need to look it up. I got the message loud and clear.

I've flown the Lake Buccaneer at Shebles. It was the first plane that I ever flew that had an oar on the MEL.

Joe
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Thanks for he reply. Was your DPE Jo Jo Sheble?
 
If you want something closer for the Lake, they also offer Lake training at KGIF.
 
JOEFRIDAY2 said:
I responded on Shebles several times before.

If you have all of your required hours and you are about 80% there then Shebles is where you need to go to finish up. They will get you done on time and at a good price.

They are casual and they will show you how much you do know about flying. This will build your confidence.

I had a 3 hour commerical oral there and the DPE would not let me look anything up. At the end of the oral, he asked some question that I just had no idea about. He then told me that he had to find something that I didn't know and the oral part was over. He proceeded to tell me that the reason he wouldn't let me look anything up was because I started to look something up on the first question and he didn't care for that. He wanted to prove to me that I really did know the stuff, had been trained properly, and did not need to look it up. I got the message loud and clear.

I've flown the Lake Buccaneer at Shebles. It was the first plane that I ever flew that had an oar on the MEL.

Joe
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Huh... My Commercial Oral at Shebles lasted 30 minutes. It consisted of the examiner having me write TOMATOFLAMES from memory on the white board while he got a cup of coffee, a density altitude problem, and class G airspace on the chart. Not even kidding...

Then we proceeded to fly, and during the flight it turned out he didnt even know what checkride I was taking. He thought I was doing the Muli-instrument add on, while I was doing my initial Commercial in the Travelair then adding on the CSEL the next day. My CFI was good (once he figured out I wasn't there for a multi-engine rating, but my initial Comm in the twin), but all I did was spend most of my time filling out paperwork, reviewing the handouts they gave me and WAITING & WATING & WAITING & WAITING for some ground instruction or to go flying....

The examiner wasn't Joe, cant remember his name. This was in 2001 out at Kingman, Az. It got the job done though, you're mileage may vary.
 
TwoTwoLeft said:
Huh... My Commercial Oral at Shebles lasted 30 minutes. It consisted of the examiner having me write TOMATOFLAMES from memory on the white board while he got a cup of coffee, a density altitude problem, and class G airspace on the chart. Not even kidding...

Then we proceeded to fly, and during the flight it turned out he didnt even know what checkride I was taking. He thought I was doing the Muli-instrument add on, while I was doing my initial Commercial in the Travelair then adding on the CSEL the next day. My CFI was good (once he figured out I wasn't there for a multi-engine rating, but my initial Comm in the twin), but all I did was spend most of my time filling out paperwork, reviewing the handouts they gave me and WAITING & WATING & WAITING & WAITING for some ground instruction or to go flying....

The examiner wasn't Joe, cant remember his name. This was in 2001 out at Kingman, Az. It got the job done though, you're mileage may vary.
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Yikes....

All aside, my instrument oral here was about 35 minutes, although we covered more than 3 things.
 
Another question: What kind of avionics do the aircraft at Sheble have? Mainly the 172, Travelair, Mooney, and Navions. Do they have any aircraft used for IFR training with a Garmin 430? Thanks!
 
Rotor2Wing said:
Another question: What kind of avionics do the aircraft at Sheble have? Mainly the 172, Travelair, Mooney, and Navions. Do they have any aircraft used for IFR training with a Garmin 430? Thanks!
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I wouldn't be suprised if most of those aircraft only had a basic IFR stack.
 
I did a mulit comm add on back in 08 in the travel air with Joe jr. None of the planes I flew had a 430. Got it done fast, just go do it, you'll be happy you did.
 
None of the planes have any sort of GPS or glass that I can remember. You will not need any of that stuff to finish up. You will fly the old fashioned way with old fashioned instruments.

BTW: Do not put direct on any flight plan they ask you to fill out. That tends to tick them off.

Joe
 
Thanks guys for the replies! I will probably be back with more questions as they come to me:D I am really trying to make sure I get everything lined up and go prepared for their way of training. I have a new baby at home and do not want to leave the wife any longer than needed if there is anything I can do about it.
 
ONLY GOOD THINGS to say about the place. yeah you wait around for awhile and the schedule gets mixed up a little, but all in all, the best choice i made to go there and get everything done. I attended in 2010 for my ifr, com single and multi. They teach you what you need to know and get you out of there. Money well spent. I thought it was cheap since they really get it done fast.
 
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