I flunked my checkride for private. I was flying a C-150 mostly in the
mornings to avoid the turbulence from thermals and gusts. I took my
checkride in the 150 on a hot, gusty day. The examiner, after flunking me,
said if I could do four good crosswind landings I would pass. So I did a
hundred practice landings, then did four bad crosswind landings for the
examiner and passed.

Now I can handle crosswinds better than many of the pilots I fly with,
because I took them as a personal challenge.

What I learned: Don't avoid flying in thermals, gusts and crosswinds unless
they are beyond reason, tighten up the lapbelt and get used to the bumps.

Kevin Dunlevy

"Jon Kraus" wrote in message
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Just curious as to how many of us are in the "Flunked a Checkride" club.
It seems that the fail rate for the IFR checkride is more prevalent than
the Private. So swallow that false pride and speak up. I'll be first. I
flunked my IFR checkride by busting on holding pattern entry. Anyone
else? Cecil? Jeff? :-)

Jon Kraus
PP-ASEL-IA
Student Mooney Owner