I can’t tell if that guy was being sarcastic or not….but probably the latter over the former, especially considering checkride failures are already (OR SHOULD ALREADY) be disclosed in the application process. They already know you failed…they’re looking to see if you Learned anything.

To succeed at an interview you have to be dishonest but come across like you are honest. Could be a bit of a difficult dance for anyone without Theatre training.

Everyone will say “No I won’t leave in training to go to Delta” but not every applicant will be able to convince the other people staring back at you across the table that you aren’t lying.