"Andrew Gideon" wrote in message
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Dudley Henriques wrote:



You are confusing what rote defines in a flight test. Rote can be
used
to answer to a question as you indicate, OR it can be the way
something
is PERFORMED, which is what we are discussing here on this thread.

Where did this occur? We have been discussing the ability to perform
the
flight test tasks, true. But we've also been discussing the
performance on
the oral part of the test (and the depth of comprehension demonstrated
by
said performance).

You yourself wrote in
et:

I was finding pilots coming through the
accelerated path who knew the answers mechanically, and could
perform in
the airplane mechanically, which met the minimum test
standards and made
them safe enough in the air.
I simply wasn't fining the comprehension levels in these
pilots that I
was finding in other pilots coming through training paths that
allowed a
more relaxed curriculum.

This makes it clear that we - that you - are speaking of both the oral
test
and the flight test on this thread.

What we are discussing here has absolutely nothing at all to do with
a
verbal answer to a question.

But "a verbal answer to a question" is the fundamental component of
the oral
part of the "checkride".

- Andrew
Apparently there is absolutely nothing I can say or do that will get the
few of you who just aren't following this in context away from the
flight test as the focus of this discussion.
My findings have little to do with the flight test per se. They were
made on flight checks given to pilots AFTER the flight test had been
passed and are only relevant to that scenario.
I think I'll just move on from you two and allow you simply to continue
questioning the validity of my comments as you wish. I can see at this
point that both of you questioning me on this constantly are completely
convinced that I'm in some kind of error. I will achieve nothing further
by trying to sort all of it out for you again. Perhaps it's something I
didn't explain for you properly. In any case, we are not in the same
boat and I'm fairly certain we won't ever actually get in the same boat
on this.
Thank you both for your input.
Dudley Henriques
International Fighter Pilots Fellowship
Commercial Pilot/ CFI Retired
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