bobbysamd
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Sheble ATP (thread creep - sorry)
He was in Blythe in 1989. I arrived on Sunday afternoon, met with my instructor, and "flew" the "sim." The "sim" was an ATC-610, and did not behave at all like an airplane. It seemed barely functional; perhaps I was too used to the better-functioning ERAU ground trainers. All we did was practice VOR holding and the NDB approach into Ontario. I did receive materials on the Duchess, but, as I wrote above, my friend who got his multi at Sheble a few months before passed his to me and I was prepared.
The next morning was a 1.2 hour flight in the Duchess, another .8 of sim, and the 1.2 hour checkride in the Duchess. The practical was the first time I met the examiner/owner. The only instruction I received was from my instructor. I was gone by noon on Monday.
The place was extremely informal. There were cats running around the hanger. Nothing at all like the formal Riddle environment I was used to. Even less formal than my Part 61, one-on-one initial training with my instructor-airplane owners.
Sheble's back then was definitely not your father's flight school and it sounds no different today. Perhaps my experience was different than others posted above because I did receive some prep for the ride.
He was in Blythe in 1989. I arrived on Sunday afternoon, met with my instructor, and "flew" the "sim." The "sim" was an ATC-610, and did not behave at all like an airplane. It seemed barely functional; perhaps I was too used to the better-functioning ERAU ground trainers. All we did was practice VOR holding and the NDB approach into Ontario. I did receive materials on the Duchess, but, as I wrote above, my friend who got his multi at Sheble a few months before passed his to me and I was prepared.
The next morning was a 1.2 hour flight in the Duchess, another .8 of sim, and the 1.2 hour checkride in the Duchess. The practical was the first time I met the examiner/owner. The only instruction I received was from my instructor. I was gone by noon on Monday.
The place was extremely informal. There were cats running around the hanger. Nothing at all like the formal Riddle environment I was used to. Even less formal than my Part 61, one-on-one initial training with my instructor-airplane owners.
Sheble's back then was definitely not your father's flight school and it sounds no different today. Perhaps my experience was different than others posted above because I did receive some prep for the ride.
