My CFI checkride...

[Goose Egg]

Terry,

You've been in the game longer than I have, and so I'll have to defer to your greater knowledge on the subject. Perhaps not all checkrides have a "bustable" offense. But speaking from my own experience, I certainly could have failed several of my checkrides if the examiner was being a stickler. Although, I had a very similar experience to your story on the CFII ride. Maybe it was a good experience for me to have that kind of wake up call.

So here's a question for you: If you did actually fly a perfect checkride per PTS, what was the real reason that you busted? I mean, what do you think that the examiner's problem was? Was he just having a bad day, or what? Or was he just normally ill-disposed?

Anyway, darned if I ever send any students to that examiner. He took his shots, now I'll take mine.

Goose

 

[minitour]

...Anyway, **CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED**ed if I ever send any students to my CFI-I examiner.

Goose

I guess that's one way to stick it to 'em if they bust ya for something stupid...imagine the look on their face after they hand ya the temp....touche.

-mini

PS Not to threadjack, but I hear so much crap about the CFI ride being a bust all the time, just wondering if anyone ever had their CFI ride go crappy and not pink? Kinda wondering if it goes both ways or if it only seems to bust when not deservedly so.

 

[pilotman2105]

PS Not to threadjack, but I hear so much crap about the CFI ride being a bust all the time, just wondering if anyone ever had their CFI ride go crappy and not pink? Kinda wondering if it goes both ways or if it only seems to bust when not deservedly so.

I didn't feel that my CFI ride went well at all. According to the examiner, I didn't do 8's on pylons correctly, didn't perform the go around correctly, and wasn't able to recite the hour requirements for a private pilot certificate from memory.

There were a few other things. Given this, and in comparison with other people's stories of their rides, I would have thought that I would have busted.

Oh well, I still passed and it is still quite an accomplishment that I'm proud of. Like everyone else has said, it is one of the most satisfying checkrides after you complete it.

 

[flyer172r]

I think there are two key things to remember about CFI checkrides:

1. Last I heard, 65% of applicants bust their first time

2. Don't shut up during the flight part, unless the tower is giving you a traffic advisory. I don't think you have to go into the "why" of stuff, but at least go into the "how". In other words, say what you're doing as you're doing it.

 

[minitour]

pilotman: Thanks for the info and congratulations on the pass!

 

[acaTerry]

Hi again Goose,

"Lack of Instructional Knowledge" was the call. He said whether the maneuver was in the PTS or not (which it wasn't), that performing a go around displayed lack of instructional knowledge.. In other words, if you decide to go around, you are not proficient as an instructor.

Obviously, my instructor was ticked. I think being that this examiner was a satff examiner at another local school, I was a figure for attrition.
Anyway, good to hear you got it. Now just be careful.

BTW...the examiner is dead. I heard he crashed a plane.

 

[Goose Egg]

That sucks. Sort of ironic that the examiner would eventually buy the farm.

Goose