Originally Posted by
wetoolow
I agree with that. And thank you, that is eye opening.....seems like that is an excuse I have come up with on my own. But I agree in that I would never use that as a justification, especially in an interview.
Thank you for making this feel a bit better, now I just need to press on and continue being the best damn CFI I can be.
Do you think these busts could force me to stay at a regional a bit longer than someone who has less Primary training failures?
It really is an excuse of your own making.
I would go to a WO regional, there is plenty of anecdotal evidence that the majors won't hire pilots with "excessive" checkride failures - 4 might be considered excessive by some. Being at a WO would be a good "life insurance".
It's not a career ender, but if you can't explain them better than "I didn't have enough time in the plane", then they might become one.