My sim partner had previous jet time so he didn’t mind that.

Also it was a charted visual

Don’t blame it on the Jet time or lack thereof.
We’re sitting here taking time out of our day to answer you and help you and we have to piecemeal this together.
Now you’re giving us another piece of info that would have been useful.
This is getting annoying.
If it’s anything like this one:

http://fsims.faa.gov/wdocs/oswg/kjfk%20rnav%20visual%20rwy%2013l.pdf

You either build it in the box or you fly it as you would fly a VOR approach with step downs.
Go-around once - ok
Go-around twice - problem as you now need to start looking at fuel and either requesting another runway or divert to alternate.
Lots of tunnel vision going on in the sim, I suffer from it myself greatly.
Never, EVER forget that in the sim you’re being evaluated on what you would do in REAL life.

Hate to say, but we’ll be seeing more of this as 1500 pilots without any significant jet experience jump into a jet. Many can do it, others can’t WITHOUT getting some training/experience like flying a turboprop at cargo operation.

It’s a real failing in the US system where somehow magically 1500 hours makes you an airline pilot. I’m not a huge fan of the Euro MPL idea, but before jumping in a jet, there must be structured training AND line experience.

Instead of immediately jumping at Mesa, find cargo op like AMF or decent jet charter operation, build some jet experience.

GF

Let me guess. Mt Vernon visual to DCA?

It’s got recommended altitude on the chart at DME distances.
Step downs a la VOR/DME approach.

How would this help when the issue is not executing a visual approach to touchdown?

Wrong. All depends on the APD.

If it was AQP LOE, then you should divert, since it's treated like an actual flight. The examiner can then fast-forward and simulate refueling to move things along. But under AQP you have to obey all the regs. Might still run out of time to complete everything, you can fail for that but better to risk going into overtime than sudden-death.

For a PC, which is task-oriented, you could just keep trying since the fuel load is usually frozen anyway.

Visual approach to another runway?
Recognizing your limitations and not beating a dead horse till you run out of gas?
If I can’t land on this runway for whatever the reason I’ll request another runway or go to an alternate.
Doesn’t matter if Chuck Yeager 3 miles in trail does make it in.
Point is that you need to maintain your situational awareness.
Again, act and respond as you would in real life.

No thank you.