Originally Posted by
seafeye
When I was teaching I had a student bust a private ride. This guy was great. Studied hard, good attitude but took a ride with a certain examiner that failed a large group of people. I would have signed off this guy for his commercial. He was that sharp. I hope that HR Dept put some reality into their decisions. We have plenty of captains here that have a spotless record but really aren't that great.
Everybody has a checkride that they could've busted on for some reason, fair or not. That's why I think everybody is understanding about one or two checkride busts. For example, I REALLY doubt somebody that has a busted private and CFI is going to have much trouble at all.
But if there's a trend, like the four busts discussed in this thread, that could present an issue. I don't think the OP is totally hosed, but I think she needs to put some time, experience, and additional checkrides between her failures and her eventual airline goal. Some time flying charter or freight would likely make a huge difference...