Originally Posted by
GeeWizDriver
That’s true. But when a Fed is in the box, it frequently makes the instructor or DPE being evaluated go EXTREME anal on everything the crew is doing. May not be a jeopardy event for the crew but it sure is uncomfortable.
I mean, there is a standard, and it is pretty easy to evaluate and grade on a standard. No sim event is perfect and we all make mistakes. If the FAA observes an instructor and the student does something wrong, there is levity to allow it. Hell, most of the time the FAA doesn't know what the hell they are looking at and even if they are looking at the students flying, they wouldn't know or probably see an error unless they red screened. I never feel pressure to be harder on students when I am being evaluated. Every company and training department is different but if a student does something I wouldn't let them get away with if the FAA was watching, I wouldn't let them get away with it without them watching me either.