Fun in the Sun

Today has been another fantastic day @ Sheble’s in Sun Valley. 

We had another private pilot pass his checkride yesterday, congrats to Steve!  Just this week alone we’ve had a few private pilots make giant steps towards their goals.  We have a few new, highly motivated commercial ASEL and AMEL applicants who are well on their way to accomplishing their Commercial Certificates.  Our Instrument course has a new course study guide which should be helpful for completing the rating in just 10 days.  The temperature has been beautiful as of lately, especially in the mornings!

See you soon!

Beech 18 WOW!

Turn up your speakers because this is a must see and hear set of video’s from Sheble Aviation. Pilot flight training with a takeoff and landing of the Beech 18 on floats!  If you are a pilot ,,, WARNING ,,, you may end up buying a ticket to come visit us TODAY to fly this amazing bird!

Seaplane Ops in the Lake Buccaneer

Here is a series of great videos from our latest Single Engine Seaplane SES operations on the Colorado River during pilot flight training at Sheble Aviation for a commercial single engine land and sea rating.

Three more Complete 10 day IFR course at Sheble’s

Just would like to take this time to congratulate Kevin G., Kevin W., and Ken B for completing their Instrument rating. All three of you guys worked hard and it paid off in the end. Hope you had as much fun as I did and look forward to getting all three of you through your commercial single and multi-engine training!!

Seaplane Rating in the Desert with Sheble Aviation

Do you need to build your complex time for your commercial rating?  Have you thought about doing just that in a seaplane?

For the money you are spending to build your complex time, you could do your seaplane and commercial training at the same time.  Sheble Aviation offers a training package where you earn your commercial license for land and sea – instead of just commercial land.  Contact us for more information and availability.

Derwood Legenza, CFI , CFI – Glider and Seaplane

FAA Update Flight Training Requirements

FAAST Blast

Notice Number: NOTC1855

FAAST Blast — September 1, 2009

Biweekly FAA Aviation News update

FAA Publishes Notice to Change Pilot Certification Rules

On August 31, 2009, FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register. The NPRM recommends several changes to pilot, flight instructor, and pilot school certification rules under the Code of Federal Regulations (parts 61, 91, and 141). The proposed changes reflect advances in aircraft design and avionics, pilot training, and international agreements. Among the 16 proposed rule changes is requiring a § 61.58 pilot-in-command (PIC) proficiency check for single-piloted, turbojet-powered airplanes; the ability of applicants to apply for and be issued a private pilot certificate and instrument rating concurrently; and a proposal for replacing the 10 hours of complex airplane training at the commercial pilot certification level with 10 hours of advanced instrument training.

The NPRM represents the potential for several safety benefits. According to John D. Lynch, of the FAA Certification and General Aviation Operations Branch, replacing the required 10 hours of complex airplane training with 10 hours of advanced instrument training “allows students to use their time more efficiently and gives them experience with more useful instrument flight training.” Lynch adds that flight schools would save by not having to keep an inventory of two kinds of airplanes (i.e., complex and non-complex airplanes) to meet the commercial pilot and flight instructor certification requirements.

To see the proposed changes, as well as to send any comments, go to www.regulations.gov and search for FAA-2008-0938. Comments must be received on or by November 30, 2009.

Temporary Flight Restrictions Scheduled for G-20 Summit

President Barack Obama and a number of world leaders are set to gather at the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh , PA , from Sept. 24-25, 2009. The meeting is designated a National Special Security Event and temporary flight restrictions (TFR) will be in place in the Pittsburgh area during the summit. Actual times and detailed procedures will be included in a published NOTAM. Pilots should check NOTAM(s) frequently for possible changes prior to operations in the area. We also recommend that pilots contact a Flight Service Station at 1-800-WX-BRIEF (1-800-992-7433) prior to flight to check for all current NOTAMs. The flight advisory is available at: http://www.faa.gov/news/media/G20_flight_advisory_092409.pdf