Originally Posted by
sealandair
I failed my first FAA checkride at the previous Part 135 op I worked for... went nearly full scale deflection on the ILS because I was unfamiliar with the Garmin 430, and spent more time looking at it than the crosshairs. I passed just fine on the second attempt, after having some more practice with the GPS. Funny thing is, most of the new pilots there failed their first checkrides too... one guy failed even twice. The POI we had was known for failing people on every slight mistake (although in my case blowing the ILS isn't exactly "slight"). I guess it's at least somewhat reassuring to know that others do fail from time to time, but I'm wondering if this is going to be a problem at an interview with a regional, and someday at a major?
Don't stress too much. Apply, own it if asked in an interview, re-take was fine, learned to prepare better/maybe not take a ride not ready for. Other than that, press on. When you do apply, dig around to make sure the new company's initial isn't barbaric. Otherwise, you end up in the same high stakes kind of sim check, at your risk. Avoid these companies like the plague. Stay out of the situation.