Not to get too picky, but if you're flying a -135 like in the picture above, you've got plenty of experience with "steam gauges".

 

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 used All ATP's. I used their Daytona Campus. Did the FE Written, the ATP Written, and the flights all in 4 days. Cost just about $3,000 when it was all said and done. Great staff, easy program.

About Harry in McGuire, he only works on the weekends, and it's the weekends he's free. Getting his schedule to jive with yours can be hard. Last I talked to him he was having to regain his medical to fly again, and was using a new plane so it was hard for him to schedule. He did tell me that he was going to be getting out of this game real soon though.

 

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!

 

EFD -

There is your answer. If Harry IS still working on weekends - schedule now!

USMCFLYR

 

I highly recommend All ATPs at Dallas (Addison). It was a great experience and I got through fairly painlessly.

 

Which model exactly? Sounds a good idea!

 

737-300. At the time, I had a couple of buds at Southwest that told me the company didn't care if you got the type in the old jet or the new one. I called all the sim companies, and Aeroservice was the cheapest. 20 days in Miami was fun as well I did the written through Sheppard Air's gouge. Highly recommended. Used them for my CFI, CFII, and MEI Military Comp test. Great folks.

 

Cool, thanks.

 

Unfortunately I had an awful experience with the 2 day ATP crash course. It just finished at the ATL (LZU) location. It was by far the most ridiculous checkride I have ever been through. The oral went far beyond the scope of the checkride. It was so miserable, I would not recommend this program to anyone, even if it were free. I promise you I am no thin-skinned military dude either.