First time we did a single engine ILS, 2 miles out he says "OK, gear down and stabilized", puts the gear and two notches out. So we start going below glideslope at blue line. I asked if he had the runway made with enough potential energy. He said "yeah, by 400 feet, I should be gear down and stabilized." I asked him to point to the runway if he has it made. He says "but I'm still under the hood". Thanks, ATP!
I went to ATP, and that's not how they taught it.
The latter is unfortunately understated a lot of the time. True story - In our Seminole I pulled a throttle just after liftoff. This guy was "trained" (more like processed) at ATP by a 4 month zero to hero MEI where he busted his multi-private. His reaction was simply to say "holy sh*t" and start pulling back. So, in went the power, my controls, and I demonstrated how to do it on the next pass. Expect your test pilots to make the wrong choice every time, and be ready to take over.
Neither was this. Just curious, why were you training this guy if he already had an MEI?