Cruz5350

Checkride busts are huge now I got lucky getting in here. Before I came here there wasn't a day I didn't think about them and how I blew my career. Now.... it's the last thing on my mind. Study up on your basic knowledge and either get in the plane or a sim and do non stop instrument flying and you will be fine. In the sim approaches are flown at 140knots the reality is that's probably going to be the last time we fly them that slow. From what I've seen on observation flights they're all high speed. (180kts-210ish) So try playing flight sim in a King Air or something similar and fly at those speeds for practice. That's probably the best thing you can do to prepare. When you get here relax, rest well, and study. Try to take a break though every now and then and grab dinner with your classmates. You need to let your mind rest because it's so much information to absorb so quickly. You don't need any gouge to pass I'm not even sure if there is any, but the books you need to study are given to you so read em up and take notes.

USMCFLYR

That is some heavy back patting before you've even made it out of the sims yet Cruz.
I'm sure you don't mean it to come across that way; but it does.
JMHO.

USMCFLYR

Cruz5350

That's totally not how I'm trying to come off and you know that. I'm just saying that up to now you can't tell so far....

USMCFLYR

I'm glad that isn't how you meant it.
I answered your PM as well with more details.

Can't tell what btw?
Tell that you had some busts?

I'm sure you couldn't tell that back in the day either until the time came.
Are you one of those with checkriditis? Do you always do well in training but muck up one important thing on a checkride? Personally I can't seem to ever score a 100% on a test. I always seem to overlook something! Even if I know the answer I color in the wrong circle!
How many others performance are you seeing?
I don't know what your training environment is like, but in my experience in the sim - the only performance I see is mine and my sim partners'. I have no idea how the others in my initial class did in the sim (or the oral) for instance.

USMCFLYR

Cruz5350

I'm not one to tell how others do in the sim on here because there is people in my class on this forum. I keep opinions of people to myself. I do tend to get checkriditis though so who knows how the oral will go.

sandrich

I can see airlines using checkride busts as a way to gauge or predict how well of a pilot that person is. Typically, someone with multiple checkride failure is not a very capable pilot (obviously there are some exceptions, like you claim Cruz). Any of course, everyone has their reasons for their busts, whether it be a prick DPE, weather, sick, whatever... my point is that you cant really blame an airline for turning a guy/girl away with 3, 4, maybe 5 busts in their past when they've got hundreds of applicants with a perfect record. But at the same time, your not out of line to defend yourself and prove them wrong... put the past in the past, and I'm glad the Silver did that and is giving you the shot you deserve.

Cruz5350

Yup I can't complain really this place has been good to me.

sandrich

Cruz, any information on the rumors of them transitioning to an EFB?

Cruz5350

Just rumors I like paper doe.

On Autopilot

+1

What Cruz said is 100% true. Some of us hired hadn't flown in a while, (IFR) so there are some that are struggling, but .......THE COMPANY IS WORKING WITH THOSE ONES TO GET THEM THROUGH. It's all in the attitude, and how you approach it. Are you back seating sim sessions? Are you doing observation flights, going over to the hanger to sit in the cockpit if your instrument BAI skills are slow, are you working on your scan, on flight simulator?
This company WANTS YOU TO BE SUCCESSFUL, however,don't say, I showed up,they NEED ME. If they don't see the effort, well, it may end badly for ya.

As your soon to be ground instructor will tell those of you that will be in class soon, it's ok if you need extra sessions here in FLL, you want that before you go to MCO. Hope this helps anyone, and the new hires.