Originally Posted by
A320fan
Wow. Just....wow. This seems so ridiculous that simply failing two checkrides automatically disqualifies you from employment. Yes, I did bust 3 141 rides at the BEGINNING of my training (private pilot stage checks, if you want specifics). But not only did I learn from them, I also help other students prepare for them so they don't make the same mistakes I did. So far, everyone who I helped has passed, and they all claim that they wouldn't have if I didn't help them. And even despite this, I'm a bad and unemployable pilot because I struggled with private training??
I'm sorry if I sound arrogant, and I certainly don't mean to, but this is just plain insane!
*rant over*
Stage checks aren't checkrides, they won't show up in your records once requested so I'd probably hold off on being bitter. Point taken, but I've got a buddy who put a plane down with it's gear still in the belly and he's got a job. I won't lose much sleep over passing my CFI on the 3rd try, especially since I've been hired four times since.