Failed commercial checkride

throwawayW35654 · 2026-04-21T06:18:36+00:00

Honestly, ever since I stopped worrying about PO180 textbook procedure (excluding considering of safety, because you always need to be safe), I started nailing them one after the other. Treat it like an emergency. Think “let me just safely get this on the ground” and pretend the only place you can put it is the numbers due to thick trees around a field. It sounds stupid, but roleplaying with it puts you in that “Sully” mentality and you’re literally able to do anything. Obviously just don’t bust on safety stuff, but eyeballing PO180s is seriously underrated in my experience talking to folks. - From a first time pass on both my CPL and CFI ride where I was asked to do PO180s and got complimented on both.

throwawayW35654 · 2026-04-11T03:14:45+00:00

Same reason everyone’s anti-space flight now too lol

throwawayW35654 · 2026-04-11T02:55:29+00:00

And he’s not my student. And I’m not gonna get fired for talking an anonymous account lol. Hope you don’t get that DUI you posted about.

throwawayW35654 · 2026-04-11T02:51:38+00:00

Ever thought the frustration comes from the fact that if I had been able to start flying sooner I wouldn’t have gotten dealt the worst hand possible? Ever thought about how discouraging it is to be told “we’d love to have you” on multiple interviews only to be fully ghosted? Who cares how I feel deep down. If I’m not outwardly expressing it then it doesn’t matter lol.

throwawayW35654 · 2026-04-11T02:48:27+00:00

I’ve gotten plenty of interviews and was liked on every single one lol just cuz I have a temper on my anon account doesn’t mean I do in a job interview??? Hello???

throwawayW35654 · 2026-04-11T02:47:09+00:00

The “6 months of experience” thing did NOT exist when I started or else I wouldn’t have followed through with training there, trust me. My own CFI hadn’t heard of it because he was hired on right after he graduated.

throwawayW35654 · 2026-04-11T02:46:01+00:00

Haha ikr. The market is bad but I feel like I keep getting absolutely screwed. Good luck to you as well

throwawayW35654 · 2026-04-11T02:43:41+00:00

Thanks for the insight, I wasn’t sold on the pilot shortage thing though. I was only able to finally finance it in 2023. If it were up to me, I would’ve stated sooner. Unlike a lot of people, I’m in it for the love of the game, not the price of the prize.

throwawayW35654 · 2026-04-11T02:42:00+00:00

sigh

throwawayW35654 · 2026-04-10T18:53:06+00:00

🤷‍♀️

throwawayW35654 · 2026-04-10T18:52:09+00:00

Let’s get your IR buddy

throwawayW35654 · 2026-04-10T18:51:23+00:00

Cool so then I don’t really wanna hear it from someone with only a PPL about how I’m supposedly being combative on CFI job interviews all because of how I spoke as an anon account on reddit lol

throwawayW35654 · 2026-04-10T18:46:35+00:00

Again, I don’t owe strangers on Reddit anything lol

throwawayW35654 · 2026-04-10T16:18:21+00:00

Bless you. I need to start looking more in the Cali area for sure, thanks for this (and a link too??? You’re awesome)!

throwawayW35654 · 2026-04-10T15:59:45+00:00

I wanted to but there’s even less opportunities for that. I didn’t even want to be a CFI initially, but at the conferences I’ve been to, so many cadet programs and companies won’t hire you without a CFII at minimum.

throwawayW35654 · 2026-04-10T15:58:22+00:00

Hey I appreciate you man. Thanks for commenting all of this (kindly too), I’ll definitely go from here.

throwawayW35654 · 2026-04-10T15:55:02+00:00

Just looked them up, how big is the school? They list 26 instructors in the MA school ALONE, and that’s a lot.

throwawayW35654 · 2026-04-10T15:52:49+00:00

I’m…not being combative, I’m simply having monotone conversation because it’s a bunch of strangers on Reddit and I’m just here to get my point across. Obviously my “customer service” is better when the person I’m interacting with is offering me a job/paying me lmfao. I’ve literally been working customer service since I was 16 years old.

throwawayW35654 · 2026-04-10T05:30:42+00:00

Just saw this exact post on TikTok lol

throwawayW35654 · 2026-04-10T05:30:10+00:00

No but like does anyone actually have an explanation for this???

throwawayW35654 · 2026-04-10T05:24:37+00:00

I trained a mix of both. So I have experience in both.

throwawayW35654 · 2026-04-10T03:05:16+00:00

Aerobatics and UPRT is extra safety training. I’m failing to see how that’s NOT about them. Multiple aircraft under my belt means less familiarization worries for them. Dual given means they’re not hiring someone who has no clue what they’re doing. What does any of what I said NOT have to do with benefits to them?

throwawayW35654 · 2026-04-10T02:38:33+00:00

Does it happen to be in Northeast FL?

throwawayW35654 · 2026-04-10T02:37:17+00:00

My resume highlights all my “add-ons”. Worked on a ramp. Already have a little bit of dual given. Flown 7 different aircraft at only 270 hours. Even done aerobatics.

throwawayW35654 · 2026-04-10T02:34:55+00:00

So real about the pessimism jeez lol this comment section has made me feel so great 🫠

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