If an employer wont hire you because you failed a few stage checks at a Part 141 school during primary training or you failed your CFI ride, which I have done the heck with them, and to all those who have not failed a checkride ever good for you, but that does not make you any better then someone who has. The Colgan Captain had problems from the beginning of his training and during his Pt 121 training, that should be what starts sending up warning signs not failing your Private or CFI ride. And that is what I would tell any airline if they were on the fence about hiring me.