Originally Posted by
captainv
The checkride is old school and basic. They train you to handle emergencies in the pattern at either JFK (747) or SEA (767).
I haven't heard of any recent uptick in busts, but typically on the 747, busts are usually the result of a pod scrape or getting slow on the 2-engine approach, followed by a stall/spin.
Dare I ask.... just out of shear curiosity... how much bank does it take to scrape a pod? I've heard as much as 7 degrees and as little as 3. Haha and I thought the CRJ2 was touchy with 8 degrees of bank!