Originally Posted by
taters
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This is totally UNTRUE
I can speak with absolute authority on this as I used to deal with this stuff for a living.
Me too.
Originally Posted by
taters
If it was P91 and not P91K your employer is not required to respond to a PRIA request. Therefore you basically get a free pass here if you want it.
This is incorrect. P91 is required to respond. They are not legally required to maintain any records, but if they DO happen to keep records which fall into the scope of PRIA, those must be reported.
Most businesses tend to keep employee records for liability reasons if nothing else.
Originally Posted by
taters
A FOIA request will show any FAA check ride failures and this was not for a type rating so you are good.
Correct, PRIA alone will not show pink slips but a FOIA request will. Most majors probably do a FOIA request as a matter of course these days.
Originally Posted by
taters
A PRIA request will show any CERTIFICATED employer records which must fit into a narrow scope of what is reportable.
See below.
Originally Posted by
taters
That's all I'm going to say other than PRIA is one of the most mis-understood things in aviation (for good reason) .
Yes, and I've seen 91 employers photocopy everything in their file and mail it back. That 23 year-old chick who answers the phone and mail at the flight school doesn't know the regs very well at all.
Bottom line...
You have to report the previous aviation employer, even if he didn't keep records. You have no idea what will turn up in the mail...I wouldn't bet my career on some fly-by-night outfit's precise application of PRIA
Ethics aside, while the risk may be low the consequences of "forgetting" to report a training failure will likely be career-defining if you get caught. And there is no statute of limitations...it will be hanging over your head forever. Just depends on how well you can sleep at night.
Of course after you get fired from the airlines when they find out, you could always sue the part 91 guy who screwed up the PRIA details.