Originally Posted by
jayray2
Why don't they devise a hiring method to weed out pilots that don't have the required talents instead of just relying on number of tests failed? They are instead relying on a superficial limit which is all arbitrarily placed on someone not involved with the company and could have taken place years ago. I've seen examiners bust pilots for making errors, realizing and then fixing that error. This same examiner would then let other people make major flying errors without correction and proceed to not bust them. Some of the worst people I have meet in aviation have been designated examiners who have no business in aviation at all let alone be designated by the FAA as an examiner. And airline companies are letting these people decide who does and who doesn't work at their respective companies?
I have had the pleasure to fly with some of the finest pilots, both young and old, male and female in recent years. They too have a story or two to
tell about a five star D'bag who busted them on an upgrade ride for "too aggressive use of power levers". I'm sorry there are checkride standards, and those we use to fly the line. I know both AA and UAL don't want to hear it, but you have to fess up.