Archive for Pilot Training
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!
Instrument Training Packet
The updated “Instrument Training Packet” is now available in the “documents”
section of this website.
Instrument Rating
Congratulations to my last instrument student who passed yesterday. He completed his IFR training in less than 10 days! WOW! Good job! Yes it has begun to get HOT in the desert here at Sheble Aviation. Never a better time to get away from the ground upto 9000 feet and obtain your instrument rating where it is a nice 70 degrees or colder. It’s been fantastic waking up early before the sun to beat the heat and get up in the air before it’s too hot. It also is a great time to get brushed up on instrument skills in our advanced simulator towards your Instrument Proficiency check or to build time towards another rating, not to mention its air conditioned.
Beech 18 Video Library
The Beech 18 Training Video Library is up and ready to go. Please view the below videos prior to your arrival and it will greatly enhance your overall training experience while getting your Multi-engine Sea rating.
This should get you started. Please contact us if you have any questions.
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!!
Sheble Aviation has a new Additional Location
Sheble Aviation has been in business for over forty years. For the last ten years Sheble has resided in Kingman, AZ.
Sheble’s has always specialized in accelerated flight training and we would like to introduce you to our newest location at Sun Valley airport (a20).
There you will find all the same professional training that we have provided over the years but with a new twist.
Why not try a glider rating or just a ride? Soaring over the Colorado River over the Casinos is a great experience.
Or how about a Multi engine Sea Rating. In just two days you to can be a Multi seaplane pilot.
Is it time for your BFR? You can accomplish this by acquiring a new rating, such as a Single Engine Seaplane Certificate!!
Our local examiners are ready and available to accommodate your check ride seven days a week. Ask yourself? Why train anywhere else, and then have to go find an examiner for your check which could take weeks to book. The schedule is designed to accommodate your needs and your goals when you need it!
Not to mention our professional and caring staff that will walk through your flight training from start to finish. With our fleet of airplanes and our own knowledgeable maintenance staff, airplane availability is not an issue.
With years of multi engine training experience on the Colorado River in Laughlin, NV you can’t go wrong.
Call Us Today!
Toll Free: 800-249-6482
Direct: 928-768-3176
Fax: 928-768-6105
shebleaviation@gmail.com
Sun Valley Airport
5050 Bison Ave
Fort Mohave, AZ 86426
Bullhead City Glider Rides
Sheble Aviation offers a variety of glider rides.
- We have the scenic 20 minute ride in a 2-33 for $100.00 ( single passenger 3,000 ft tow)
- We also offer an Ultimate 40 minute ride for $175.00 (single passenger 5,00 tow) $250.00 for two passengers.
- High performance Glider $150.00 (single passenger) 250.00 two passengers.
Sheble aviation also offers a variety of flight instructional services. Including single and multi engine sea.
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
Economics and Flight Training
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Now this is career to get excited about!
Now this is career to get excited about!
Up until recently I would have told you that flight training was immune to the effects of the economy and held it’s own against the flow of markets. Lately I have changed my story and restructured my position as flight schools are impacted, just in a different way. There is a great need for pilots all over the world today and this is why many foreign students come to the United States to complete their training. It has been a big surprise to see established flight schools that have been training large numbers of students, foreign and domestic, part 141 and part 61, close their doors and file for bankrupcy. Sheble’s is still open and thriving with less business than before, but there are great benefits to be shared.
The flight training market has slowed down and it doesn’t take a genius to see that. People are less willing to travel due to their economic responsibilities to their homes and families. This has also slowed the market for air transport companies. While the pilots of regional airlines struggled before with very low paying jobs, now they fight to remain with the company through lay-offs and furloughs. The need for new pilots across America has dwindled to nothing. But there is a light of hope! Foreign airlines are hiring pilots from America and putting them to work in other countries. The aviation market is global and Americans working abroad get many benefits that, working domestically, are not available such as taxes . . . they don’t have to pay taxes anymore. Great incentive in itself but that’s not all. Most foreign airlines pay better than their American counterparts and give either a housing allowance or give pilots a place to live. Not too bad, as long as your family doesn’t need you at home.
The baby-boomer generation are all getting ready to retire within the next 10 years. There will be a great need for new pilots, air traffic controllers, F.A.A. personnel, NTSB investigators, and business managers all across America. Don’t you want to be a part of that?
Foreign pilots come to the states to be trained because of recruiters in their home countries. They are shipped over here in a hurry to spend their money on flight training and they are helping the U.S. economy right now. They are bringing money to our shores and spending it in our businesses. The hotels that they stay at, the restaurants that they eat in, and the flight schools they train at are doing decently well. This keeps Americans in jobs. There is a very large drawback to this also. As the foreign pilots are completing their training, they will be put into entry-level positions with the airlines in their home countries and start to build the valuable experience that, someday, will make them an extremely valuable asset to any company. This is where the American airlines come back into play. Once they have to retire most their pilots, they will be looking for experienced pilots to fill their ranks and looking overseas for the experienced pilots since the domestic flight training has all but stopped. America is going to need pilots and I believe that Americans should have those jobs. Not that I have any problems with people from other cultures sharing our country. I just want to see America thrive again with the American people having good jobs and being able to support their own families. Americans need to be flight training right now to stay competitive
Most flight schools are raising their prices or charging additional fees for this and that in attempts to make more profit from each individual student. This causes them to loose credibility from the market. That leads to fewer students and thus continues the cycle until the business closes. Sheble’s has always charged one flat rate for their courses. No hidden fees and no extra costs. Everything is posted on this website that you will be charged or your flight training. Occasionally, we offer other incentives such as 10% off your total training package (I believe that ended last month) in an effort to get students to complete their training and fulfil their dreams of being a pilot!
There is no time like the present for flight training. There are great deals to be had and the one-on-one training is unbelievably effective, now that someone can receive the focused attention. As a Sheble graduate as well as an employee, I implore people to take these government tax incentives, the grants available, the low interest loans, and anything else the government is offering right now to complete their ambitions of flying. There may never be another time to take advantage of such large scale tax cuts and rebates as right now.
We aren’t going anywhere. We’ve been around for 30 years or so and we’ll be here for another 30. Sheble’s has built a reputation for quality and service that is unparalleled in the aviation training community and we do it in a fun, relaxed atmosphere that helps you learn faster. We are a small U.S. business and don’t have the problems that larger conglomerates struggle with. I suppose the question I put to you is:
Why not you? And why not now?
Initial CFI Accelerated Training
I teach Initial CFI applicants at our Kingman location and currently have four students. It is amazing to see the transformation of these pilots into instructors. Our CFI course is second-to-none and most of the instructors at Sheble’s are graduates of this exact program.
Initial CFI accelerated training is intense and thorough and I recommend that students prepare before they arrive by doing a couple of things. First they should have both of the written tests completed. There is a lot of knowledge that will be gained by taking those tests that I can add to when you arrive and this helps the training go faster. Second, I would say you need commercial knowledge and abilities. Practice maneuvers, takeoffs and landings, slow-flight, and stalls. The more proficient you are, the faster the training goes. If at all possible, try to get some right-seat-time.
There is a lot of material to cover with every student and it will keep you busy while you’re here. With hard work, focus, dedication, and an open mind we can help you achieve your dreams of being a teacher in the sky.
UPDATE:
Of those four students that I was training three of them are now finished with their practical tests and all three passed! Good work, gentilemen!
