It looks like I have stumbled on the right threat of conversation. I have been searching for advice on this subject and hope to have it squared away here. I am about to put my John Hancock on a sizeable loan to get into a flight school, the unfortunate issue is that I just failed by Private checkride. What I am trying to identify is .......Will a failed checkride be a show stopper to get to airline interiews. I am mid 30s so I make no pretences who my competition is at these interviews, but I do want to make an informed decision based on my checkride outcome before signing myself into debt. Any thoughts on the subject?