Originally Posted by usmc-sgt

So you failed a checkride..big deal old news.

What can you do about it? Nothing.

What can you do about the re-check, now we are in business.

Go out and have a beer and have a good time, hit the PTS and fly hard and do your very best on the next checkride to knock it out of the park (which statistics show the re-checks have a VERY high success rate.)

Failing a checkride is a bummer but no sense hanging on the moment. Some advice I can give for doing many checkrides with different DPES who all have their own odd quirks is: When they ask you why you did _____ a certain way tell them its how you were taught and ask them how they would do it. They will typically gladly show you and then you tell them how great it was and how you will adopt that as your new savior in all that is holy in the flying world. Examiners dont want to be argued with or have even the slightest hint of attitude. Say you will change everything you know and do and adopt their techniques because the clouds have opened up and the sun hath shown down from the heavens and the good lord above showed you the way to chandelle righteousness.

Sorry about the pink slip...what kind of beer are you having tonight?