BBPILOT737
Active Member
About a year ago, I busted a 135 PIC ride administered in the aircraft by a company check airman (turboprop). I subsequently completed the remedial training and passed the second attempt.
I've since begun training at a regional, to whom I was 100% honest during all interview conversations and questionnaires about my previous failure. As terrible as it feels to have the failure on my record, I always have been and always intend to be completely upfront about my training history - there's always a way to turn a negative into a positive, share what I learned from the experience, and show that I'm still an asset as a pilot to whatever company I'm interested in.
Things got interesting when I received a copy of the PRIA documents my previous company sent to the new employer. They indicated that I had never failed a checkride, and there was no copy of the "pink slip" I remember filling out the day I failed - only a copy of the second successful outcome.
I do know that Part 135 permits retraining and re-checking during a checkride, but that was not my understanding of what occurred last year. Is this simply the case of inaccurate records, did the company take a liberty with the regulations on my behalf, or am I misunderstanding the 135 regulations altogether?
I think the honest thing to do would be to simply ask my old chief pilot - but I don't want the company to have to self-disclose anything and face a penalty if this was a mistake. At the same time, I would like to know if I can legally answer no to the question of previous failures on any applications in the future. If it turns out that this was an error, I'm no worse off - Failures happen and I had already come to terms with its place on my PRIA moving forward.
Anyone with some insight or advice?
I've since begun training at a regional, to whom I was 100% honest during all interview conversations and questionnaires about my previous failure. As terrible as it feels to have the failure on my record, I always have been and always intend to be completely upfront about my training history - there's always a way to turn a negative into a positive, share what I learned from the experience, and show that I'm still an asset as a pilot to whatever company I'm interested in.
Things got interesting when I received a copy of the PRIA documents my previous company sent to the new employer. They indicated that I had never failed a checkride, and there was no copy of the "pink slip" I remember filling out the day I failed - only a copy of the second successful outcome.
I do know that Part 135 permits retraining and re-checking during a checkride, but that was not my understanding of what occurred last year. Is this simply the case of inaccurate records, did the company take a liberty with the regulations on my behalf, or am I misunderstanding the 135 regulations altogether?
I think the honest thing to do would be to simply ask my old chief pilot - but I don't want the company to have to self-disclose anything and face a penalty if this was a mistake. At the same time, I would like to know if I can legally answer no to the question of previous failures on any applications in the future. If it turns out that this was an error, I'm no worse off - Failures happen and I had already come to terms with its place on my PRIA moving forward.
Anyone with some insight or advice?