Originally Posted by
Boomer
At the Delta-owned puppymill where I got my ratings, busts were only bad because it cost you another 350 bucks. Nobody mentioned they would haunt you forever.
Instructors were graded by how many hours their students were taking as well as their failure rate. As long as you were averaging a 70% pass rate, the push was to get them done.
Back then a bust didn't haunt you forever.
I distinctly remember an FAA inspector telling me before I even finished the training I was going to bust my CFI ride. It was the norm. No one passed the first time.