Originally Posted by
FlyGuy2021
There are always more things that are going wrong than the official things that you get "busted" for. There always have to be official things that you messed up to bust a ride. That is what goes into the paperwork. What really costs you the bust are the small things that add up. The general sense of you having no idea what you are doing, lack of overall proficiency, and general feeling that you are not safe in the airplane yet. Those are what really causes an APD's hair to stand on end and start watching much closer.
As all examiners know, it isn't the students that you bust that keep you awake at night, it is the student that you know you should have busted that you let pass even though they should not be in the airplane yet.
I find it interesting, and tbh I’m glad things went down the way they did. I would have been furloughed and still on reserve at PSA. Instead I’ve got a clear path to a major and 1200 hours to build. The check bust obviously came up in the interview and I explained how things went and why I felt they did. They seemed happy enough with the explanation. Have had zero issues in two different jets and AQPs.
And yes, I do think that certain people do go after certain people. If you don’t think that’s the case you’re being blind and obtuse.
And yes, I’ve been a keeper of the standardization. You can fail any person on any day if you’re feeling like it.
Also, there weren’t other things going wrong. That was it. I’m objective enough to be able to, and usually am harder on myself than others, know what’s going well and what isn’t. Those were it. Which, ironically enough none of them would have happened in my current jet. LNAV is preselected on takeoff, it flies the speeds for you perfectly in the sim, and the starter is really a non issue with just an off switch.