n 1990, Joe Sheble , established Sheble Aviation. The family owned and operated flight school, based in Kingman, Ariz., has a fleet of Cessna 172s and Beechcraft Travelairs. It also operates a Super Cub on floats and a Lake Buccaneer used for single-engine seaplane training. A certified flight instructor, Sheble holds all the ratings up to ATP multi-engine, is a commercial helicopter pilot and has an A&P mechanics license. Of his 12,000 flight hours, 4,500 are in seaplanes. Sheble is also a designated examiner for the Grumman Albatross. Sheble, a man with an insatiable passion for flying, grew up around airplanes. As a child in the ?80s, he worked for his dad, who operated a flight school in Blythe, Calif. Sheble soloed at 16, got a commercial license at 18, and at 23, was the youngest pilot examiner in the country. It was while flying his dad’s Super Cub on floats that he began cultivating a particular fondness for water-based aircraft. He fell in love with the Twin Beech on floats when he checked out in one as part of obtaining a multi-engine sea rating when he was 22