Does a busted check ride screw a career
08-12-2018, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by galaxy flyer
Great pilots don’t bust 6 FAA checks. In 40 years of flying, I don’t know anyone with that kind of record, even in the military where busts are more common. Before you ask, I seen hundreds of resumes and Flight Evaluation Folders, done ASEV visits, chaired or convened two FEBs.
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08-12-2018, 10:20 AM
#12
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Joined APC: Sep 2016
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I’d say there are two types of fails, performances fails and comprehension fails.
Performance fail being like an ILS with an engine failure flown outside of criteria or similar.
Comprehension fails are because you’re not sure or you don’t know what you’re doing.
Sounds like you had a performance failure and I would explain it as such.
If it makes you feel any better I had a hard time getting hired 135 without any checkride fails.
For a smaller company you’re a big investment and in my case the general manager wasn’t convinced I could pass a type ride as all I had was piston time.
They want a sure bet and not a maybe problem.
You’ll need a couple of rides passed first time for this to stop being a problem.
Performance fail being like an ILS with an engine failure flown outside of criteria or similar.
Comprehension fails are because you’re not sure or you don’t know what you’re doing.
Sounds like you had a performance failure and I would explain it as such.
If it makes you feel any better I had a hard time getting hired 135 without any checkride fails.
For a smaller company you’re a big investment and in my case the general manager wasn’t convinced I could pass a type ride as all I had was piston time.
They want a sure bet and not a maybe problem.
You’ll need a couple of rides passed first time for this to stop being a problem.
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