Discontinued checkrides

[flyboydk]

So who has had the most discontinued checkrides in a row? My MEI ride just got discontinued for the 2nd time in a row this week... the first plane's left carb heat lever wouldn't lock in the off position. Now today, I made sure that carb heat lever was working, and it was a different airplane. So the examiner gets in the plane after I preflight it, he says he's gonna check the carb heat to make sure the lever will lock.... and it breaks in his hand. Talk about deja vu. So the plane is down, ride discontinued, got to find another examiner because he is leaving for a two week vacation tomorrow. I'm really frustrated now, I was really wanting to get this thing out of the way... oh well.

 

[pilotman2105]

So who has had the most discontinued checkrides in a row? My MEI ride just got discontinued for the 2nd time in a row this week... the first plane's left carb heat lever wouldn't lock in the off position. Now today, I made sure that carb heat lever was working, and it was a different airplane. So the examiner gets in the plane after I preflight it, he says he's gonna check the carb heat to make sure the lever will lock.... and it breaks in his hand. Talk about deja vu. So the plane is down, ride discontinued, got to find another examiner because he is leaving for a two week vacation tomorrow. I'm really frustrated now, I was really wanting to get this thing out of the way... oh well.

I may be in the same boat you're in. I have a checkride coming Friday. Both airplanes that I could take my checkride in are down at the moment. One for a prop oil seal and another for an inop tach. Examiner is available only until middle of next week. So if I get bad wx or airplanes don't come up, I may be screwed.

 

[flyifrvfr]

I had my commercial checkride discontinued 5 times in a row. the first time, the stall horn was not working in flight, it did work on the ground though. Second, third, and fourth time was for weather. The fifth time was for the wildfires in Canada. I live in Maryland and you may ask why would wildfires in Canada effect my commercial checkride in Maryland. The smoke from the fires actually carried down into the U.S. and caused IFR conditions for almost a week in Maryland and points south. This happened in 2002.

 

[liv'n_on_credit]

Examiner

I had my commercial checkride discontinued 5 times in a row. the first time, the stall horn was not working in flight, it did work on the ground though.

What a jerk examiner! It's not your fault that the stall horn stopped working in flight. You're already up in the air, why not just finish the checkride and let you be on your way? It would be different story if it was inop on the ground before the flight.

Some examiners are way too much "by the book."

 

[flyifrvfr]

Re: Examiner

What a jerk examiner! It's not your fault that the stall horn stopped working in flight. You're already up in the air, why not just finish the checkride and let you be on your way? It would be different story if it was inop on the ground before the flight.

Some examiners are way too much "by the book."

The examiner was by the book and I support his position on allowing me to discontinue the checkride. After we did our X-country/ diversion, and short field landings, I was told to do some stalls. Approaching the stall, the horn didn't work and I full stalled the plane and we both noted the stall horn wasn't working. The examiner quizzed me on how I pre-flighted the stall horn and I told him the book says to check the vane for freedom of movement, but I went one step further and turned the master on to hear an audible tone which I did.

The examiner asked me what I wanted to do and I replied the aircraft is not airworthy according to it's type certificate and I would discontinue the flight. The examiner allowed me to discontinue and said that is good airmenship. After we landed the examiner told me to keep the master on and he moved the vane which then an audible tone could be heard. I told him it looks like the vane needed to be adjusted.

I made the descision to discontinue because if something were to happen during the checkride, both myself and the examiner would have to explain why we continued to fly an aircraft during a test with a now know discrepency.

 

[Jedi_Cheese]

LOL! I had the wierdest private checkride. I had to keep within a 200 ft altitude block during the whole maneuver phase due to minimum cloud and ground seperation (weather was sh1t). Then I was told to drop him off at the FBO without turning off the engine and then taxi to the hangers so he could fill out the paperwork while I put the aircraft away (I raised an objection, which was overrided)...