Originally Posted by
727574drvr
I have been doing the 121 thing for a bit of time now and I have run across plenty of Ck Airmen who like to play "stump the dummy". Those that do that are doing it because of something they know about themselves deep down inside. A good Chk Airman would have recognized this as an excellent teaching opportunity, hit the freeze button, had a quick chat, and then go. Captain L
I agree completely!
I instructed and checked in the sim for 8 or so years. The advantage, as it was explained to me, of having a Company Check Airman vs. a Fed, is that a Company CAM and stop the sim, explain the situation, retrain then check again. As has been mentioned that only works about 3 times.
The "stump the dummy" CAM memorize a few killer oral questions, and set up scenarios that increase your chances of failing in the sim. Everyone can bust any sim ride if the CAM decides to fail him or her. And it IS a reflection of the CAM, not your performance. Some CAM get into the training department for exactly the wrong reasons.
I would talk to your union Training Committee and see if there have been other such failures or issues with your specific CAM.
I sorta had a theory. You could show up with a great attitude and marginal skills and pass the ride. You could show up with great skills and a p!ss poor attitude and pass the ride. But the folks that showed up completely unprepared, had a p!ss poor attitude and showed marginal skills, those guys were probably going down.
I too think you'll be fine Regional.