DFWCFI

Good morning,

I am current CFI building time towards my ATP. I wanted to reach out to see what everyone’s thoughts are on getting hired at a regional airline with 5 checkride failures?

I am 21 years old, I went to ATP Flight School, while having a baby on the way, driving for Uber at night saving for the baby on the way. If I could do it all over again, I would’ve been more focused on flight school and not so distracted.

My first was my Private Pilot Checkride. The first maneuvers we did were landings, I landed a little “too firm” on my short field landing twice and failed, I was under the impression from my instructor that it should be a firm landing. The examiner did not allow me to complete the rest of the Checkride and I had to go back to our home airport. This is the only checkride I mostly disagree with, and the examiner was the owner of the flight school.

My second was the instrument rating, I had 3 weeks since the last time I had flown and was pretty rough. I failed only on the partial panel RNAV approach. I should’ve taken another flight to regain proficiency and I felt like the examiner was more than fair with this ride.

My third was my commercial multi engine checkride. I was a few thousand feet above the airport we were about to head in to land at and we did an emergency decent to get down to altitude. I did the emergency decent perfectly besides leaving the gear down. By the time I had noticed we were at pattern altitude on downwind for our destination airport and felt it would be unsafe to bring it back up at that point. The examiner agreed against taking it up at that point as well, unfortunately it was a bust because I did forget it. Again, totally my fault and I haven’t ever forgotten the gear again.

Fourth, I was doing my MEI as my initial and the examiner felt like he was having to pull the information out of me. I could understand where he was coming from and thought that was a fair bust as well.

Lastly, was my CFII, I briefed an approach plate wrong which was entirely unacceptable because I have my instrument rating and it was completely my fault.

I do not have a college degree but I’m currently working on it online. I have a pretty solid resume with loads of charity work, Eagle Scout, great references and soon I’m hoping to become a check airmen at the flight school I’m at.

Is it possible for me to get a job at a regional or even a major further after that? If you were in my situation what would you do? What tips do you have to make myself for marketable?

Thanks in advance for all of the help, I appreciate all of the positive and negative comments but please do not be bashful.