Originally Posted by
Pinchanickled
Understandably, there are standards set forth that pilots AND the examiners need to follow. Given multiple failures at the same time is rediculous. If the examiner doesn't create a realistic environment, what do you do?? When you're going missed on a CAT 2, and an engine fire happens along with thrust reverser deployment all at the same time...is overwhelming. No excuses, but a fair shake would be nice to have. And it doesn't make it any easier when your examiner has a reputation of having a desire to fail people.
It just amazes me, failures are rare at major airlines. Regional airlines fail people constantly. Is it the quick minded video game playing younger generation that are better pilots? Or the gray haired weather pilots with experience better? YOU CANT SAY!!! It's really determined by each individual pilot. All I know is the bottom feeders are plagued with failures. Busts at bottom feeders are just a way of life it seems. At the major level, the more professional level, it seems that warm up sims, training to proficiency are a very very nice thing to have on your side.
How long have you been at Pinnacle? You should know after at least a couple rides that when you push the power up on a go around in the sim, something is probably going to happen and it's not going to be fun.
While that is one of the harsher things I've heard done (if that's really how it happened), it is what it is and you've got to play the game as many of us on here have done and succeeed.
Man up to the unsat and see what you did wrong and make yourself better from it. I've been rode hard by TH as much as many others on here.
So yes... busts really do matter. Don't collect them. I consider myself a much better pilot for the wringer that I got put through during my time there.