Busting Pro Checkride?

CrazyJ

CrazyJ

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I've been pondering this for a while and since I believe the best way to find out is to ask I'll ask. What happens if you bust a checkride in the pros. I know that if you weren't prepared you wouldn't get an interview but just a what if scenario:
John Doe gets an interview with XX-Regional Airlines and during the sim checkride he fails. Is John's hopes of ever getting hired DOA? Does he get another chance? Will he be able to get an interview with another airline?
 
Well it all depends on the company and your attitude through training. If you have a good attitude, they'll be more likely to give you another chance, esp. after they spent a ton of money training you. Fortunately the tests really aren't too excruciating...they know you're nervous, they know you'll likely forget something, and they know you're flying a sim that handles like a feather...but they expect you to be proficient.
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At Eagle we have a point system and for every test you fail including the writtens and the orals you get (I think its) a half point (...it may vary depending on the test). When you accumulate 3 points youre out. (Although, I don't think you can fail the same test twice...IOW if you fail on your re-take you're done...) No one in my class failed a test (a little unspoken competition to see who could do the best goes a long way
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Failing tests during training, or not completing training, reflects VERY POORLY on your record. You may get interviews at other airlines, but when they find out you flunked training at XX-Airways they'll probably show you the door.
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I know a guy who failed a checkride at a regional and eventually got a job at another regional and then moved on to a major from there.

It's not the kiss of death, but I think it's all in how you approach it. This is pure speculation, but I think if you had a shot at a regional at 400 hrs and you failed training, chances are no one's going to look at you until you have substantially more experience.

And 'substantial' doesn't mean 425 hrs!
 
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Very, very true....

It's good to know that if you flunk training you still have a shot at other places, but I can't imagine that it would reflect very favorably of you either. It probably has a lot to do with the situation -- if you flunk out of training because your wife had a baby I'm sure you'd be okay...but if you flunked out of training because you never studied and spent most nights at the bar and then bombed every test at least once before busting your checkride on a V1 cut because you secured the wrong engine...i'm sure you'd have a lot of explaining to do.
 
It's all about your attitude. A close friend was asked to leave just prior to completing training for an error on his application. (I won't go into specifics, but they thought he was trying to hide something.) After being completely open and honest about it, he was hired at another regional and is now a Captain.
 
Thanks all, for the imput. I'm still a LONG way from the interview but it was something I was thinking about.
JayB I love the quote at the end of your posts by the way. JoC are great.
 
Yeah, JoC are awesome. I saw a bit of their Live 8 performance, it was good to see them there.
 
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