Originally Posted by
USMCFLYR
As a DPE, are your pass/fail statistics by certificate or rating anywhere for prospective clients/schools to research (internet, FAA database, personal records, etc...)
Every year when I apply for renewal I have to submit a list of all check rides/ applicants/ pass/ failures since my last renewal. AFAIK the FAA does not make that information available to the public. I suspect this is so the "Santa Claus" Examiners don't get all the business. I'm quite sure that most CFIs in their local area know the DPE's reputation, and if they don't it won't take very many phone calls to find it out.
Originally Posted by
xjtguy
I can't tell you how many times when I was either taking a check ride, or at the airport and check rides were being given that this was apparent. In the summer, some guys are cranking out as many a 4 rides in a single day, in the winter 3.
I've got to call B.S. on this one. FAA Order 8900.2 specifically restricts us from conducting more than two complete certification rides in one day. It has done so for years. About three months ago my POI called me and asked if I'd done more than two in one day, because their computer said I did. Two more phone calls a couple weeks later, and I finally wrote them a letter listing the page in 8900.2 and saying that I was well aware if it. Don't know what happened to cause this, but they ARE watching us. After doing two rides in one day I'm tired enough I wouldn't WANT to do any more...