Originally Posted by
Reservist
I just read an article in the latest flying magazine by Martha Lunkden titled "What Goes Around Comes Around, Sometimes the applicant is his own worst enemy"
In the article she goes into detail about her administering a checkride in which she busts an applicant. After distracting the applicant she then tampered with the ADF and changed the frequency inserting the incorrect frequency for the approach. Besides the fact that examiners tuning navigational equipment is specifically disallowed by the PTS, this was a blatant trick used to incite a bust.
Has anyone ever dealt with her? If not have you read the article and are you equally disgusted?
Martha Lunkden:
Martha Lunken, Contributing Editor | Flying Magazine
She's been around awhile.
Maybe things were done differently back in the day?
I see in the IR PTS where is says:
The examiner may not assist the applicant in the management of the aircraft, radio communications, navigational equipment, and navigational charts.
...but that seems to more atuned to HELPING the applicant rather changing something up on the applicant.
Is this action addressed in another part of the PTS?
Blatant trick - yes. Much like bugging on a preflight.