AI Rate Professor

Aviation

Steve Shackelford

AIRT201 · AERO · AERO26 · AIRT41 · AIRT151 · AEROATC · AIRT203 · AIRT42A · ELECT · AERO102 · AERO026 · AERO201 · 72 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
48.48%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Only take Steve Shackelford if you need the aviation course and are ready for , and self-study.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderHeavy ReadingLecture HeavyPop QuizzesPolarizing
  • Many students find lectures boring, forgetful, and hard to stay engaged with.
  • reading, and little grade forgiveness.
  • A smaller group says study guides, flashcards, and steady work make some AIRT courses passable.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Even supporters say you must study hard, and many report C-range grades, failed finals, or near-impossible A outcomes.

; the one online review describes a very difficult path to a B+.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Aviation weather and and frequent quizzes make content intellectually and volume-heavy.

; online AERO026 is described as even heavier reading.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Attendance is repeatedly required, electronics are restricted, and skipping is said to hurt passing chances.

Almost all attendance evidence is in-person mandatory; the .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

Roughly half would take him again, with praise for and low ratings.

In-person opinions are polarized; the only online review is strongly against taking him.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Common tags and comments call him a tough grader who rarely rounds grades or offers .

Format shift

review also labeling him a tough grader.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students report , and frequent quizzes.

Format shift

and quizzes; online adds even more FAA handouts and PowerPoints.

Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

Knowledgeable but often monotone, forgetful, and story-heavy in ways that frustrate many students.

Format shift

In-person teaching is polarizing; the online review rates teaching as the .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Weekly quizzes, map tests, midterms, and .

Format shift

and ; online also centers on difficult tests.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

some value his expertise and study guides, many report boring lectures, tough quizzes, and .

Main concern

, and exams that can feel mismatched to taught material.

What students said

“Accused students of cheating so do”
AIRT203
“You won't leave his classes in a good mood”
AERO102
“Easy to pass as long as you are able to identify the aircraft by studying using the flashcards.”
AIRT151

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

The sole online review calls him rude and cranky with ambiguous tests and .

Main concern

Ambiguous test questions and .

What students said

“AVOID! .”
AERO026

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Frequent quizzes and challenging exams define the course, sometimes with last-minute changes or material mismatch.

Weekly quizzesPop quizzesStudy guides sometimesTest heavyMap tests

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, map tests, and finals that can be very hard if you fall behind.

Weekly quizzesPop quizzesMap testsStudy guides sometimes
“ do, literally everyone failed exam and the class”
AIRT203
“He offered us a Study Guide which helped and exams.”
AIRT201

Online

Online review reports many ambiguous test questions and .

Ambiguous test questionsHeavy reading
“ .”
AERO026

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . He will ruin your life.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 mostly in-person reviews, , and lecture style. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

36/100

“his lectures are incredibly boring and all done via PowerPoint”

📚 Heavy Workload

25/100

“Get ready to read”

⚖️

28/100

“the professor was unwilling to round up the grade by 1 point”

👍 Recommendation Split

42/100

“Not sure why his rating is so low. He's not the but definitely not the worst.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures are long and tedious
  • speaks very monotone
  • gives good examples/mnemonic devices to help you remember things

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Say goodbye to your 4.00 GPA.
  • Easy to pass as long as you study with flashcards outside of class

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • You won't leave his classes in a good mood
  • trigger happy on student misconduct reports
  • Does not allow technology

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

72

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty long-span reviews with detailed, recurring themes about toughness and lecture style support a stable though polarized picture.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 512
3 out of 511
2 out of 515
1 out of 522

Course coverage

AERO10218 reviews
AERO2610 reviews
AIRT1517 reviews
AIRT2013 reviews
AIRT2033 reviews
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AERO0262 reviews
421631 review
AERO1 review
AERO2011 review
AEROATC1 review
AIRT411 review
AIRT42A1 review
elect1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

31 reported outcomes

A range

10

A+ 1 · A 8 · A- 1

B range

8

B+ 2 · B 5 · B- 1

C range

8

C 4 · C- 4

D range

1

D 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Rather not say 1