Instrument Rating Checkride PASSED (Very Long)

"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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Yes, recommending something isn't the same as prohibiting or requiring it.


Reminds one about the old joke that in the Soviet Union everything which
wasn't required was prohibited, and everything that wasn't prohibited was
required.

-cwk.

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On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 01:54:36 -0000, "Chris" wrote:

It hardly matters but the fact is that the practice of DPE being PIC is
something the FAA prefers not to happen to the extent that they put it in
the examiners handbook.

Therefore if something goes wrong then its likely a black mark for the
examiner and if some inspector decides to have a downer on an examiner
then
it provides whatever evidence the inspector needs.


My guess is that since there is a requirement that an approach be done
partial panel on the practical test, that someone (rightly, in my
opinion) thinks it's an unsafe idea to be doing them in actual
conditions, and anyone who would do unusual attitudes partial panel in
the clouds probably ought to have his head examined.

But hey, inspectors having downers on examiners?

What's that all about?

Politics and face fitting. There can be a lot of competition for DPE places
in some FSDO areas.............

On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 00:46:46 -0000, "Chris" wrote:

Politics and face fitting. There can be a lot of competition for DPE places
in some FSDO areas.............


Yes - I thought a few years back they were going to get the politics
out of the DE selection process and make it authentically competitive,
but I am hearing that this is not the case, at least in many places...

Congrat Alan -

It took me 2 years for training and 9 hours for my IFR checkride.
Having so much on my plane, I took time off. That's why the 2 years.
Working 3 jobs, being a husband and dad of 3 teens then adding IFR
training. Had so much going, my evaluator said either I'd make it or
bust a few area. So I went for it and made.

Started at 9 a.m. Did my flight to another city. Discussions on all
topics. Turned out I ended up asking questions and having a very good
chat about IFR topics. About 2 p.m, went out to preflight. Flew for
about less then 90 minutes. Landed. Nothing was said except for the
inspector asked if I was going to do anything to the plane. I said,
"don't know exactly what you mean? He said, "is there anything wrong
with the plane"? I replied, nothing. I flew just fine. Then he
proceeded to hit about his navy experience about holes in the wings
from someone shooting his plane during a low flight training period. I
got the hint and did a walk around the plane. Noted nothing was wrong
and if there was something, I would have logged it for the next pilot.


After all was done, he congradulated me. I said for what? I passed.
I'll never forget that feeling. Just like getting out of college.
After the post flight discussion, I was dismissed.
9 hours. Enjoyed every minute of it and learned a lot.
Congratulation.

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On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 14:24:26 -0000, "Chris" wrote:

No I am not suggesting that but the practice is not recommended by the FAA
as per the examiners handbook;

Would this be parsed as (1) "not recommended" by the FAA, or (2) not
"recommended by the FAA"?

Those parsings strike me as identical. It would be different to say "advised
against" by the FAA. (Sometimes, people water down "advised against" by
saying "not recommended" instead, leaving themselves room to retreat if
challenged. But that usage, too, could apply to both parsings.)

--Gary