Originally Posted by
III Corps
Did you explain to the examiner that you were doing the maneuvers EXACTLY the way you had been taught?
When I worked in training, if any pilot didn't meet standard, the first place they went to was not the pilot but the instructor. The instructor was debriefed and in some cases, it was the instructor who got an additional ride.
Commercial pilots should have a copy of PTS and know it cold. Period! You should have discountinued the ride the moment you saw things were going to go bad, went back with the instructor and see what you are lacking and again, read the PTS book. All of my students, private to CFII, always had a PTS book in their bag. How can you pass a test you dont know how you will be graded?
Also when I did rides it gets very old hearing students blame instructors for everything, "My instructor never told me that."
Rationalization is a term you will hear when you are an instructor.
Dont want to sound mean but you need to except the responsability like you will as a commercial pilot and one day as a Captain.