Originally Posted by
Micolay
One of the questions on the app is, "Have you ever failed ANY checkrides (military or civilian) or received an unsat (military or civilian) on ANY phase check, proficiency check, FAA check ride, line check or ANY portion of flight or simulator training (military or civilian)?"
I've never had a failure on a check ride or prog check, but I honestly can't remember if seventeen years ago I received an "unsat" on any particular objective of a flight lesson. I would assume I did at some point, but I don't have any records of that. How should I answer this question?
As honestly as possible. The interviewers know that everyone has faced some kind of adversity or failure in their lives and career. Don't be afraid of this question. It will be an opportunity in your interview to demonstrate what you learned from a failure and how you have grown and become a better person/pilot.
As far as an individual ride not meeting MIF during pilot training that you can't remember, I might make mention of it in a note (but that is up to you) and if it is brought up that you have failed a ride, again, be as honest as possible. State exactly what you said here, that you very likely did, but that you can't remember the exact instance. Then you can talk about how you would have addressed it (learn, apply, share).
Delta want's real pilots that have grown and know how to improve themselves, not "super-pilots" that have never and will never do anything wrong, because those don't exist and the ones that believe they are, are a liability.