Originally Posted by
WolfpackC17
Another datapoint for you:
I did Sheppard Air for the Written (highly recommended) and All ATP at Trenton for my Practical. Although I only had 3.9 hours in the Seminole by the time I took my checkride, I passed with relative ease...and that's after being in a staff job for the last two years and being a HUD/Flight Director-loving C-17 guy. The Seminole was like going into a time machine and flying my old Tweet again...
Good luck to ya...
I did All ATPs at Trenton a couple years back as well. Was planning to do the ATP written and FE written in the same time frame, but I was fried after doing the ATP written there (you sit in front of a computer all day doing the prep and the test) ... so, I opted to not do the FE written and just concentrate on learning the stuff I needed to know for the check. Worked out great for me, and turned out I did not need the FE written anyway (UPS/FEDEX not hiring at the time, and I had enough night flying in the AF anyway).
FAA Check Airman was Bill Nelson -- PM if you'd like his contact info. All ATPs arranged the check ride. He was a big picture guy. Funniest part is that the Seminole is SO slow ...I had everything done for the next instrument approach (at the speed I am used to preparing for an approach), and then I checked position and realized I was still 10-15 miles away from the IAF. Pacing is much slower in the Seminole ...
Good luck!