washing out of training?
#11
OK, get this one, I just got hired at a new regional and I had to fill out the PRIA docs for my past airline job. It has been over 3 years since I worked there. Well I received my copy in the mail and it said “No Training Records found”. So what the hell does this mean? I guess its kinda good cuz I did bust my initial checkride there but I had already mentioned this at the interview so there was nothing to hide anyways. So is there a limit on how long airlines need to keep their training records or did someone just screw up and lose my data?
#13
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OK, get this one, I just got hired at a new regional and I had to fill out the PRIA docs for my past airline job. It has been over 3 years since I worked there. Well I received my copy in the mail and it said “No Training Records found”. So what the hell does this mean? I guess its kinda good cuz I did bust my initial checkride there but I had already mentioned this at the interview so there was nothing to hide anyways. So is there a limit on how long airlines need to keep their training records or did someone just screw up and lose my data?
Someone correct me if I am wrong, but that is how I understood it to work.
#14
Thanks tinpusher for that info. Very informative and pretty much what I was looking for. I have always know that failing airline training will pretty much put your application in the circular file but now that I am here i see that failing a checkride and failing training are two seperate things.
I am not worried about failing although it of course is always in my mind, fear drives my motivation to work hard. My sim partner and I have been working hard, studying hard and trying to improve on our previous errors. The FMS is not very hard at all but you have to keep an eye on it, as it is very prone to "what is it doing? where is it taking me? is it going to turn?" and the list goes on and on.
I am thankful for the previous hours and experience I gained before coming here because I would not want to climb this mountain minus 600 hours.
I am not worried about failing although it of course is always in my mind, fear drives my motivation to work hard. My sim partner and I have been working hard, studying hard and trying to improve on our previous errors. The FMS is not very hard at all but you have to keep an eye on it, as it is very prone to "what is it doing? where is it taking me? is it going to turn?" and the list goes on and on.
I am thankful for the previous hours and experience I gained before coming here because I would not want to climb this mountain minus 600 hours.
#15
We did not do any retraining because we were very short on time. In fact, I don’t know how we could have finished had I done everything right the 1st time.
#16
This was a SIC ride. The check airman did not do any retrain. He just paused the sim, told me I failed and then asked if I wanted to continue with the rest of the checkride which I elected to do. It made the re-check much easier (at least for the PF parts. I still had to do all the PNF over since I was with a captain doing his ride during my re-check).
We did not do any retraining because we were very short on time. In fact, I don’t know how we could have finished had I done everything right the 1st time.
We did not do any retraining because we were very short on time. In fact, I don’t know how we could have finished had I done everything right the 1st time.
#18
It's not a career killer. However it will make life a little difficult. Try telling that next airline that you're worth them spending $20k or so training you to be a safe pilot when you have already not made it through somewhere. In today's environment you're a little better off than you would have been in the past but you might have to lower your personal standards to get that next job.
A friend failed out of TSA. Six months to get another job even though he had about 15 interviews with various 121 and 135 carriers.
A friend failed out of TSA. Six months to get another job even though he had about 15 interviews with various 121 and 135 carriers.
#19
Failing out of 121 (or 135) training completely is going to make life hard for a while, but once you do get a job somewhere (probably a bottomfeeder) you can build experience and let the passage of time diminish the significance of the original failure. Just don't make any more mistakes.
What you DO NOT want to do is have a repetive history of 121 training failures and problems...this is why PRIA was created in the first place, and no airline will want the liability of your record. In the event an accident you'd be a plaintiff attorney's wet dream
Failing a checkride (or a part of a checkride) and having to repeat it should not be a big deal as long as you don't make a habit of it.
Also avoid failing your initial upgrade/ATP checkride at a regional. People understand how new-hire FO's can be overwhelmed by the new environment, but an upgrade should know what he's getting into...a failure in that case would be assumed to be lack of innate ability or work ethics.
What you DO NOT want to do is have a repetive history of 121 training failures and problems...this is why PRIA was created in the first place, and no airline will want the liability of your record. In the event an accident you'd be a plaintiff attorney's wet dream
Failing a checkride (or a part of a checkride) and having to repeat it should not be a big deal as long as you don't make a habit of it.
Also avoid failing your initial upgrade/ATP checkride at a regional. People understand how new-hire FO's can be overwhelmed by the new environment, but an upgrade should know what he's getting into...a failure in that case would be assumed to be lack of innate ability or work ethics.
#20
Don't forget the importance of attitude. My current airline has given (inital training) people extra time (such as PNF'ing for upgrade training) to get them so the staff was comfortable with their ability to pass a PC...and they did that because those folks had a great attitude.
Others who came across as tools were dumped at the first sign of difficulty - they're not going to go the extra mile to help you out if you look like you'll be a fun-sponge on a trip.
HTH
Spongebob
Others who came across as tools were dumped at the first sign of difficulty - they're not going to go the extra mile to help you out if you look like you'll be a fun-sponge on a trip.
HTH
Spongebob
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