I'm trying to get back to my hometown. Not looking to leave for a little while.

Dont you have a 24 month contract?

Ya but I can buy it out.

So you're already thinking of leaving Silver?

Your point?

Just a question. I thought you loved the place.

Not all new pilots are broke.

We can't say we didn't warn him about the place.

I think they would care less than they would otherwise... when I was hired I didn't have any 121 time, though I had two jet type ratings and about 150 hours total in jets. I've had two busts (private and initial CFI because I wanted to save money and did it with the FAA instead of a DPE - long story). That seemed to be the magic number - no more than two total busts.

If I had to guess, this could have come from accidents like the one in Buffalo where the captain had a history of failed checkrides, or it could simply be that they have been tracking the overall performance of people long enough that they think anything more than two is a red flag.

That being said, if you are a successful 121 pilot elsewhere, and want to move to XJT, I certainly wouldn't let more than two busts discourage me from applying, especially if your training record at your current company was flawless.

Yeah. XJT has to have the token female in every class. If they hadn't found one yet for that class, that's why she got put in ahead of you.