Comments on: I failed…

By: FAA test

FAA test — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:53:19 +0000

That’s the way it should be.You are right, It’s Everybody’s responsibility to fix the problem rather than looking for excuses.I failed 2 times in FAA Test, But I am still trying for it, because i just want to be a pilot, nothing else & this time i will do it.

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Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:57:06 +0000

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By: Chad

Chad — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:42:11 +0000

Sorry to hear about that, but I like your attitude about it.

No need to cancel the family trips though - VFR can be done safely and legally in much poorer weather then people give it credit for, especially in the summer months. I’ve flown my Twin Comanche and other light airplanes VFR all around Southern and Northern Ontario and south of the border a bit (just check OurAirports, lol, I love that app btw), and have very rarely been caught or grounded by weather. Its definitely a different kind of flying, and requires a different mindset, but can be used as an effective travelling tool. I’m not trying to say IFR isn’t superior in most cases during bad weather, but VFR can be used for more then just taking a spin around the patch under blue skies.

At any rate best of luck during your refresh course and following flight test :)

By: Best of the Web — Golf Hotel Whiskey

Best of the Web — Golf Hotel Whiskey — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 11:47:24 +0000

[...] the Biennial IFR Flight Test. And finally, David Megginson of the Land and Hold Short blog has gotten back the results of his biennial IFR flight test and it turns out that he failed it due [...]

By: Carl

Carl — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:58:33 +0000

Excellent post. It’s what you succeed at that matters. Fail early and often. I would never want to be in an airplane with a pilot who had never screwed up at the controls.

By: Viennatech

Viennatech — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:37:57 +0000

Oh that’s a tall order but I’ll work on becoming more of a hard ass! I still have the videos for you to review :)

Wanna add insult to injury? In the spring of 1976 I was born. Ok I’ll stop now!

By: david

david — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:40:50 +0000

Viennatech: it’s a deal, as long as you promise not to be too polite to point out my mistakes.

By: Viennatech

Viennatech — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:38:51 +0000

David! I guess the best consolance is that you already know that you are a great pilot, it was just minor error(s) that you can correct. I can’t help but feel for you though as I did not push too hard to go up with you and practice. So that said I’m going to be on you like white on rice! (of course assuming you can still practice with a lowly PPL in the right seat). :)

By: david

david — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:46:55 +0000

Thanks, Blake. You’re exactly right: there’s no opportunity for a retest if your car drifts across the line on the highway head-on into a truck, or your plane flies into a tower. This failure is about nothing more than a piece of paper (though one that I value highly).

By: Blake

Blake — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:25:34 +0000

It’s humbling but you have the right attitude.

There are worst things you could have failed at. ;)