Originally Posted by
jsfBoat
The funny thing is that if a Lawyer screws up bad enough, it could cost someone their life as well. But at an interview they're not asked to reveal how many times it took them to pass the Bar exam. If they have passed it, that's all that matters, even though like in Aviation, people entrust their lives to them. Cruz, "you're my boy blue!"
A few seconds of inattention at a critical time (ala 3407) and 50 people die
I know you are trying to draw a parallel with death penalty cases and legal mistakes, not objecting at the right time, or missing a piece of critical detail - but that is why there is a long and drawn out review/appeal process. Trying to say that one carries the same amount of time sensitive / one step away from serious injury or death is a little overplaying the subject in my opinion.
"One engine inoperative procedures" was what was listed on the disapproval notice. I would be willing to do a training contract, just stop treating those us who have had some challenges like excrement.
I work with a lot of former FSDOs in my current job and I've asked them a few times since seeing this on the forums about failing, records, reasons, etc.... Every one of them says that unless an applicant almost killed them doing something wrong that they don't fail on a single item - especially one that could be contested such as a recommended practice right out of the POH. Personally I think it would be a poor debrief if a DPE wouldn't sit down with you after a bust and debrief you in *detail* exactly what you did wrong. I know it is a different environment, but if I ever failed anyone on a flight then it was well debriefed and documented because the paperwork and reasons were scrutinized for validity. Even when listening to students discussion the flight or the outcome it seemed to be a little more narrow in focus than the actual flight/sim.
I too don't think that training contracts are necessarily a bad thing as long as they protect both parties, but that hardly seems to be the majority case. Those contracts do not seem to garner support from most in the industry though.
USMCFLYR