hammerhat
Well-Known Member
So flying without engines has been a dream of mine for years. Unfortunately the glider schools situation in my area (Boston North Shore) isn't that good. The closest club is 2 hours away and it's a typical non commercial hangout, CFIs are never available, they work for free, and they're motivated to teach about as much as they're motivated to pay taxes.
I will have a week off in November and want to go somewhere to get a quick "license to learn" and then use it to learn on my own.
After looking at a bunch of schools I'm thinking about Sheble. I have read reviews on this and other forums and I realize that I'm not going to become a proficient glider pilot after their course. But all I want from them is a ticket and some minimum training just enough to be able to checkout in a local club and solo safely. Another reason is that it's the only school I found that offers combined commercial and CFI-G add-on.
So is this a good idea or am I not thinking straight?
And on a related note, perhaps someone can recommend another school or even a freelance CFI-G to do the accelerated commercial or commercial + CFI add-on?
I will have a week off in November and want to go somewhere to get a quick "license to learn" and then use it to learn on my own.
After looking at a bunch of schools I'm thinking about Sheble. I have read reviews on this and other forums and I realize that I'm not going to become a proficient glider pilot after their course. But all I want from them is a ticket and some minimum training just enough to be able to checkout in a local club and solo safely. Another reason is that it's the only school I found that offers combined commercial and CFI-G add-on.
So is this a good idea or am I not thinking straight?
And on a related note, perhaps someone can recommend another school or even a freelance CFI-G to do the accelerated commercial or commercial + CFI add-on?