Originally Posted by Pipes

Dude, lighten up. This is the least of your worries. Just because u fail a checkride or 2 or 5 or 10 doesn't mean you cant get a job and it doesn't mean ur a bad pilot. All it means is you had a bad day. You have been listening too much to the BS. Anyone who has not hooked a check at sometime in their life is lying. You can hook every check in the military and still get a 2nd chance. Have a beer and relax!