Hello everyone,
I am about to go for Stage II check and am preparing myself mentally and academically for the task at hand, but the idea of the final Check Ride which is not too far away is starting to play on my nerves a bit, and I was wondering if you all could provide some input as to common reasons why people who successfully make it up to the Check Ride end up failing the test (like losing -100 ft. altitude in steep turns ), whether it be for paperwork, oral exam, or flight exam.
I train out of San Antonio, and I overheard a check ride examiner chewing the student he failed who tried to fly from San Antonio to San Marcos (heading 050) and ended up in Seguin (heading 080)...DOH!!! I bet this guy was so freaked out he forgot to look at his heading. Making a simple mistake like this has got me on edge a little bit..I hope I don't do something dumb like that!
If you instruct or just have information about reasons why people typically fail the checkride, please share so that new pilots can avoid them!
Thanks,
Mike