Shot at endeavor 5 checkride failures.
07-13-2018, 02:18 PM
#61
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Originally Posted by Fixnem2Flyinem
I have something on my record that is worse than multiple failures, I have an aircraft incident. It happened during my commercial training and although I have no failures to acompany that incident it is a tough one to have to explain at every interview. If I listened to people on these forums and the joe cool pilots that never made mistakes I would not be at the airlines right now, but I didn’t and now I’m close to upgrade. Again, it is all about attitude. Figure out what you can do to tweak your attitude in the right direction and move forward!
One of those would be better than multiple checkride busts.
07-13-2018, 02:28 PM
#62
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I say apply to the regional of your choice and see what happens. If they don't call you just apply to another flying job whether it be in 135 or 91. There's plenty of jobs out there. Don't have your heart set on just one path in this career. Lots of good paying non airline jobs out there. What do you got to lose?
07-13-2018, 03:51 PM
#63
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Put another ball in the ring for working on your English. You obviously speak English as a second language; it's better than some, but needs a little more work. You seem to make a lot of mistakes with your tenses. So I imagine you are Chinese? Also; own your failures. Tell them your mistake with ZERO excuses attached; then tell them what you've learned from it.
07-13-2018, 04:30 PM
#64
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
An honest incident (ie not reckless or intoxicated) during GA training is not a big deal, regionals will hire far, far worse. Even most majors won't be too uptight, with enough time passed and a clean record since.
One of those would be better than multiple checkride busts.
One of those would be better than multiple checkride busts.
Just wanted the OP to know you can mess up in this career and multiple times while in the infant stages, but it’s the attitude that will impede him/her from getting on wherever they desire.
07-13-2018, 06:21 PM
#66
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Thanks guys. I was decimated after my last failure. yes I posted I entered thunderstorm on short final but I was the idiot who forgot about glideslope and failed. I was prepared to take the bad with the good when I posted and I really learn a lot. Thanks for all your help.
07-13-2018, 07:20 PM
#67
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Originally Posted by thepesimist
Thanks guys. I was decimated after my last failure. yes I posted I entered thunderstorm on short final but I was the idiot who forgot about glideslope and failed. I was prepared to take the bad with the good when I posted and I really learn a lot. Thanks for all your help.
Stop the excuses!
07-14-2018, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by thepesimist
Thanks guys. I was decimated after my last failure. yes I posted I entered thunderstorm on short final but I was the idiot who forgot about glideslope and failed. I was prepared to take the bad with the good when I posted and I really learn a lot. Thanks for all your help.
07-14-2018, 05:16 PM
#69
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Originally Posted by Fixnem2Flyinem
Even if it’s an incident in a retractable gear aircraft? Like retracting the gear for no good reason one can explain other than a brain fart during a clean up flow on a touch and go? If you’re thinking that’s impossible if you’re on the ground it’s not. Noesewheel was off the ground and that’s where the squat switch was located on an RG. Yeah that is what happened and I’d much rather explain a few checkride busts than that anyday of the week
Just wanted the OP to know you can mess up in this career and multiple times while in the infant stages, but it’s the attitude that will impede him/her from getting on wherever they desire.
Just wanted the OP to know you can mess up in this career and multiple times while in the infant stages, but it’s the attitude that will impede him/her from getting on wherever they desire.
Gear up is common, as is the clean up gear retraction. The lesson learned is to show down and be methodical. That's why 200 hour pilots can't fly airliners.
It will not be a big deal in the long term, especially in today's market.
07-14-2018, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by thepesimist
I was decimated after my last failure.
Originally Posted by rickair7777
Gear up is common, as is the clean up gear retraction.
Originally Posted by rickair7777
That's why 200 hour pilots can't fly airliners.
A 200 hour pilot certainly can fly an airliner, but may not: may is permissive and the regulation is permissive. Can he? Yes. May he? No.
One doesn't get too many chances to fly approaches through thunderstorms. Forget tracking the glideslope. Being there in the first place is the problem.
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