1500 hr bill passes senate!!!

[surplus1]

Let me ask you this. Would you hire me if I had a good attitutde and explained 3 failures for the same ride? I'd have to seriously ask myself if I was in the other person's shoes would I seriously take the chance on this guy? When there is thousands of applicants with 0-1 failures. It suck's, but I think my app will automatically be overlooked by some computer sorting program.

I think you may be worrying more than you should. Is this one rating that you've failed 3 times or is it a pattern with all your ratings? I think that makes a difference.

There may be some truth to computer screening programs causing a problem. You won't know until you try. But, if you get an interview those check rides won't be the only thing that matters. If there are pilots on the panel and you have reasonable explanations, chances are they will listen.

The problem every young pilot faces today is that pilots don't hire pilots; you have to deal with the HR people and they seldom know much about flying. Those people just put pegs in holes. Give them what they want and its very possible that you'll get by the glitch.

Just take your time and get well prepared. Don't make these busts a habit pattern.

Most important thing: Don't give up. If you really want something bad enough there's always a way to make it happen.

If flying is really what you want to do for a living, keep in my that the airlines are not the end-all of everything. There are many excellent opportunities in other types of flying that can produce a very successful career.

Keep the faith. Learn something new - everytime you fly. You'll be all right.

 

[buscap]

Hopefully this impending "shortage" will allow people like myself to be hired.

Only if you get your poop together my friend, whether the poop be preparation, checkride management, knowledge, maturity, intestinal fortitude, or skill.

 

[kmox29]

Little wonder its screwed up. FSDOs are full of people who couldn't get a real job. Bunch of feathermerchants.

Awesome quote. It's just like saying the Regionals are full of pilots who couldn't get hired at a Major. You and General Lee think so much alike...

 

[CX880]

Let me ask you this. Would you hire me if I had a good attitutde and explained 3 failures for the same ride? I'd have to seriously ask myself if I was in the other person's shoes would I seriously take the chance on this guy? When there is thousands of applicants with 0-1 failures. It suck's, but I think my app will automatically be overlooked by some computer sorting program.

It all depends on the policy of that airline. You can wish all you want but HR at airlines are all about procedures, not about common sense. YOu can have 4000 hours as a space shuttle commander but if you do not meet a requirement like say only 2 failures in the last 5 years, you will not be looked at. Don't worry about anything though no use in it, I know plenty of people that not only have busted check rides but complete company training event failures, those are the guys that are actually screwed by this bill and will probably have to wait for the next hiring bus where all the airlines will go into warm body mode.

 

[surplus1]

Awesome quote. It's just like saying the Regionals are full of pilots who couldn't get hired at a Major. You and General Lee think so much alike...

Nope, not the same at all. It's true about FSDO; it's not true about the regionals. The "regionals" are chock full of airline pilots most of whom are every bit as capable as those in the majors and some moreso.

Telling me I think like General Lee is a low blow. Our thinking is as different as night and day. You really know how to hurt a guy. :0 Remind me to do YOU a favor sometime. :smash:

 

[Lynxman]

It was just my CFII ride.

 

[kmox29]

Nope, not the same at all. It's true about FSDO; it's not true about the regionals. The "regionals" are chock full of airline pilots most of whom are every bit as capable as those in the majors and some moreso.

Telling me I think like General Lee is a low blow. Our thinking is as different as night and day. You really know how to hurt a guy. :0 Remind me to do YOU a favor sometime. :smash:

Ok, maybe I was a bit rash in my General Lee comparison, but your FSDO generalization was just as crappy. I work in a FSDO. I flew for a regional. In our office, it's extremely unfair to say it's full of people who couldn't get a real job.

Your crappy generalization about the FSDO is the same as General Lee's crappy generalization about Regional Pilots.
:beer:

 

[buscap]

Ok, maybe I was a bit rash in my General Lee comparison, but your FSDO generalization was just as crappy. I work in a FSDO. I flew for a regional. In our office, it's extremely unfair to say it's full of people who couldn't get a real job.

Your crappy generalization about the FSDO is the same as General Lee's crappy generalization about Regional Pilots.
:beer:

I've been in enough FSDOs to know there is a a valid point here. Take every incompetent, booger eating, can't get along with others, or fat airline pilot you've ever known and put them in a tax payer funded building.

It's called a FSDO.

C'mon man. You know I'm right. Next time you're at work, take a look around. It's the freakin DMV of aviation in there, man!!!

It's a post office without mail!!!

It's an unemployment office with no job listings!!

You guys aren't even good enough to work at a place which puts cover sheets on the gosh-darned TPS reports!!!

It's like a freakin MEC!! (A bunch of fat guys who wouldn't know how to wear their uniform properly if the company manual merely required bermudas and flip flops)

The world's most interesting man won't even let you people watch his beer commercials!!!

Chuck Norris can't beat you people up, because he considers it immoral to punch the mentally deficient!!

:beer:

 

[kmox29]

I've been in enough FSDOs to know there is a a valid point here. Take every incompetent, booger eating, can't get along with others, or fat airline pilot you've ever known and put them in a tax payer funded building.

It's called a FSDO.

C'mon man. You know I'm right. Next time you're at work, take a look around. It's the freakin DMV of aviation in there, man!!!

It's a post office without mail!!!

It's an unemployment office with no job listings!!

You guys aren't even good enough to work at a place which puts cover sheets on the gosh-darned TPS reports!!!

It's like a freakin MEC!! (A bunch of fat guys who wouldn't know how to where their uniform properly if the company manual merely required bermudas and flip flops)

The world's most interesting man won't even let you people watch his beer commercials!!!

Chuck Norris can't beat you people up, because he considers it immoral to punch the mentally deficient!!

:beer:

I will freely admit that the FAA has an image it has earned in many respects. But in our office I can name at least 5 out of the 50 Inspectors who don't fit your generalization.

 

[COOPERVANE]

Wow, 10%?

That's not so good

 

[COOPERVANE]

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[kmox29]

Wow, 10%?

That's not so good

Sheesh....That statement was done tongue-in-cheek. Hence the overzealous "big grin" at the end.

I fully understand the perspective people have with the FAA. A natural hatred of the FAA is born and bred into every pilot...including myself when I was flying the line.

Now having worked here for a while, I can see why people feel that way and I can also see a lot of good people working here.

 

[COOPERVANE]

Sorry couldnt see smile on IPhone display. I thought you were serious. You scared me for a second!!

 

[kmox29]

Sorry couldnt see smile on IPhone display. I thought you were serious. You scared me for a second!!

:beer:

(that's the beer clinking, for all the iPhone users!)

 

[jmreii]

Hopefully this impending "shortage" will allow people like myself to be hired.

Dude, you are far more nervous about busting a checkride then a woman in labor, you are going to have to get a grip. What's going to happen if you are flying as a captain under 135 or 121 whereas you are taking a checkride every six months, I hope not a total wreck.

I busted three checkrides under part 61 with the last one 24 years ago. I have never busted a 135 or 121 checkride, and the airlines including the majors asked about the checkride busts and some did not. The bottom line is it's never stopped me from achieving my goals in aviation. Good luck, junior!