Disclosing Checkride Busts
02-12-2013 | 06:02 AM
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02-12-2013 | 08:30 AM
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Is it bad to tell them you had a significant personal distraction that affected your performance (death in the family, wife left you, ect)? Or does that make it worse by sounding like an excuse? I busted a recurrent ride years ago because I should have called down and rescheduled but instead I tried to brave it and try and get it over with. Big mistake.
IMO it would be OK to discuss such a situation as long as you parlay that into a lesson learned. But don't make up a bogus sob-story that might get exposed for what it is...
02-13-2013 | 02:49 PM
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What The H*ll Am I Reading....
If all the 4/5 bust guys are locked out of jobs (like they usually are), then that doesn't bode well for all the pilot error related incidents/accidents. In theory, all those guys/gals were "clean" in the eyes of the almighty HR department
You obviously didn't read 13 of the pages, it is in there.....
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02-13-2013 | 04:13 PM
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I failed my CFI ride twice; the most subjective checkride out there. That makes me a bad pilot because of it? I should just give up because of it? A lot of ridiculous crap comes out of peoples mouths sometimes. Saying 4 checkride busts is a career ender and that someone just isn't cut out for the job is remarkably stupid. BUT that is the crap people like this have been force feed by the media and HR, so I really can't fault them.
If all the 4/5 bust guys are locked out of jobs (like they usually are), then that doesn't bode well for all the pilot error related incidents/accidents. In theory, all those guys/gals were "clean" in the eyes of the almighty HR department
You obviously didn't read 13 of the pages, it is in there.....
If all the 4/5 bust guys are locked out of jobs (like they usually are), then that doesn't bode well for all the pilot error related incidents/accidents. In theory, all those guys/gals were "clean" in the eyes of the almighty HR department
You obviously didn't read 13 of the pages, it is in there.....
It kind of defeats your purpose to point out a leading post just to make your own similarly leading post
02-13-2013 | 04:43 PM
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If you want to make likewise ridiculous comments like that then you might as well admit that if the 4 or 5 checkride bust pilots were flying in great numbers at the airlines then we would obviously have a much higher accident rate then right?
It kind of defeats your purpose to point out a leading post just to make your own similarly leading post
It kind of defeats your purpose to point out a leading post just to make your own similarly leading post
02-18-2013 | 06:45 PM
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