I just finished my 737 type today, and I have nothing but outstanding reviews for Crew Pilot Training (www.crewpilottraining.com). Here's my observations:
- Background on me (& class partner): C-17 guys with approx 3,500 hrs, he had some previous C-21 time and I'm all C-17. All crew military jets, all glass flying.
- Class size was small - 2 737 type students and 1 737 annual proficiency training student who stayed for a few days.
- Pre-class prep: they mail you all the books. I really put in 80+ hours and in my opinion it paid off. Neal, Mitch, and Ray answered any questions that I had. My partner didn't have the time to put in as much studying as me, but he made it through the program with NO PROBLEMS.
- We had the same instructor (Mitch) all week. Mitch was absolutely phenomenal! He's a retired CAL 737 guy who has flown just about anything imaginable. In other words, he can relate to 737 & its systems to just about anything else that you have flown, and he did an amazing job in tayloring the instruction to our existing skills (C-17 guys with lots of glass time and little "steam gauge" time).
- Ground school: the days were long, but I never remember looking at my watch thinking "what time until lunch." Instead, the days were packed with info but went by very quickly, and when we were done, I couldn't believe how late it was. Mitch is a funny guy who really knows his stuff and sets a great tone. We did ground school in a room in our hotel (CPT rents an additional room and has it set up with a large conference table, 737 panels, etc.) You can't get any more convenient than this!
- After a few days, we started mixing ground school and simulators. I don't think Higher Power does this, but I really liked it since it gave us the chance to immediately re-inforce the classroom instruction with hands-on application.
- Flying: we did our training in the 737-300 sim at Alteon in Dallas. We had 1 sim in the -300 EFIS due to a MX problem in the -300 sim.
- Hotel: CPT arranged for a $50/day deal at a local Hilton. However, the hotel is changing owners so CPT may end up elsewhere. But they took care of all the reservations.
- Checkride: no surprises, Mitch made sure we were well prepared. The check ride is a very busy profile, so you'll never hear me say that it was easy. However, the CPT instructors and syllabus make sure you're set up for SUCCESS! Plus, the evaluator (Neal) is a great guy who really put us at ease so we had no excuses for not performing to our best.

Crew Pilot Training gets my absolute highest recommendation. PM me for any details!

Riddler