Originally Posted by
Mason32
Prior to the difficulty dome regionals are having filling classes, you would not have been considered with busts.
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To answer your question. Yes, it does make you more of a risk than the guy/gal with no busts getting the same licenses and ratings.
Hopefully I'll be as great as you are some day. How many checkrides have you taken recently? If you're an airline pilot, you do one every 6-12 months. That equates to a checkride every 400 or 800 hours roughly.
If this guy went the traditional civillian route, he's done anywhere from 3 to 7 checkrides in under 1000TT.
Furthermore, you have no idea WHY he failed those two rides. Did the examiner get upset because he couldn't tell exactly what type of class E airspace he was in, or did he try to takeoff without a clearance?
I'm actually quite surprised to see a pilot turn his back on a fellow airman with 2 busts. That sounds more like something that somebody in HR would arbitrarily decide.
Look, he was asking about his chances with two busts. My point is the vast majority make it to the right seat with NO busts. Busting means you don't even know what it is that you don't know.... Otherwise you wouldn't have scheduled the test. It isn't like high school, college or the airlines where you take tests when others tell you to. He chose to take the tests and failed. His decision making ability is lacking.
The 1500 hour rule will be a welcome change. I'm sick if babysitting while they learn what they should have already learned before stepping into a jet. The passengers deserve better.
There is NO shortage of experienced pilots. There is a shortage of experienced pilots willing to work for what inexperienced will work for. Some call it SJS; from my seat.... They're right.