Bubba,
Hang in there, man. I think it is absolutely ridiculous your ride hangs on the SFB NDB. That thing is the biggest piece of crap! It only works inside of 5-6 miles accurately anyway.
I strongly suggest you ask for the LEE NDB approach instead. The beacon there, as you know, is much stronger and accurate. Of course, the kicker is the circle to land and the non-towered airport ops. But, the approach should go much better.
Another note. If you think you are getting unfair treatment from a stage check instructor, see if you can arrange, tactfully, to have your instructor fly in the back seat. If what you said happened happened to my student while I was in the back seat, and the ride was unsat, I would raise hell and get the review and recheck paid for by the academy. Of course, if you just go into a your word against his, the pissing match could be more trouble than it is worth.
What upsets me is that it is this type of thing that leaves a bad taste in someones mouth and could end up being a reason they drop out. If any check instructors are reading this, please remember your job is to evaluate a students performance related to the standard and the given conditions.
Okay, I feel a little better