grumpycfi

Instructors

Posted by Low-Age8594@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 61 comments

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By the time you're doing it your endurance for flying in a small plane has certainly grown, plus you get used to it. I did - all CFIs really - 2 or 3 a day pretty much constantly, occasionally 4. For years. The last time I was in a GA plane for 1.5 and I thought "how the shit did I used to do this all day?" Lol

In a very weird training situation and need advice

Posted by ConfusedMushroomz@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 13 comments

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No need to feel stupid or think you're wasting anyone's time. It can be a very opaque process and there's no shame in asking questions, that's how you learn.

In a very weird training situation and need advice

Posted by ConfusedMushroomz@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 13 comments

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I'm not sure how you don't know if you're endorsed because the endorsement goes into your logbook, you fill out IACRA, etc. If the last thing she said was she wasn't ready to sign you off then there's not a secret sign-off she could have given you unless your school has some weird policies. Some DPEs will schedule you without a signoff, some won't. You'll need to figure this out between you and your CFI.

In a very weird training situation and need advice

Posted by ConfusedMushroomz@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 13 comments

First real landing yesterday

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Experienced 737 FO struggling to land

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Kind of Freaking Out

Posted by Cheap-Indication-870@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 42 comments

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From my understanding, yes, the TSA considers any individual CFI a "school." Functionally there's no difference between an independent CFI and a part 61 school, really, so it kinda makes sense.

Seasoned vets in the industry, what piece of advice would you give to someone who just acquired their private with dreams of one day joining a legacy?

Posted by Alexiavich@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 11 comments

Kind of Freaking Out

Posted by Cheap-Indication-870@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 42 comments

What was airline training like?

Posted by skywalker72180@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 31 comments

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I'm not, but thanks. Even regionals these days do that - and have for a while. Also there's nothing in there about "hand holding." Airline figured out a long time ago it's way more expensive to drive people out by making them build the airplane unnecessarily than just getting them through (within reason). Trying to learn procedures and flows before the company gives them to you is a great way to set yourself up for failure though.

Clarification Regarding Checkride History

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What was airline training like?

Posted by skywalker72180@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 31 comments

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Airlines, regional airlines in particular, are *really* good at turning piston pilots into airline pilots. Show up, do the work, ask for help when you need it, and you'll more than likely be one of the 95+% who pass without an issue. Yes, it's hard work and a lot to learn, but you won't be alone. Gather a good group of pals who want to study with you - actually study - and you'll be friends for life.

Clarification Regarding Checkride History

Posted by Prestigious_Fox3208@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 40 comments

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Yes, in that if you are perfectly equal to another candidate except for the failure the person with the failure won't be selected for a job. Also if you have multiple failures, or failures in professional training courses (such as another airline or a charter company), you'll also be less desirable as a candidate.

Kind of Freaking Out

Posted by Cheap-Indication-870@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 42 comments

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Lol it's kinda wild you never knew about this training. You got verified at some point by your instructor, right? Anyway, the FAA doesn't give a fuck. TSA barely gives a fuck. They audit this stuff occasionally but I can't imagine they ever audit individual instructors, just the school. So as long as you did the training and have the proof (completion certificate) you're fine.

From the latest UAL standards meeting

Posted by ShortCallLeash@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 142 comments

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Just remember everyone: This shit is for the shareholders. You shouldn't really trust it much more than you'd trust a Reddit post. But hey, fingers crossed for everyone to have a rockstar career.

Unsafe Aircraft?

Posted by MudApprehensive8834@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 10 comments

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As a soon to be PIC how do you think you should handle the situation if you think something isn't safe? >!Talk to the instructor. They should be cool about it, if they aren't, bad instructor and/or bad school.!<

Unprofessional Checkride

Posted by Reasonable-Dog9810@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 138 comments

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That's a great story to tell around the bar, you'll have the best one. Sadly when you're in an interview you gotta come up with something...else. I suppose you could spin it as "I didn't take command of my own training/test and refuse to continue and that's why I failed."

Unprofessional Checkride

Posted by Reasonable-Dog9810@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 138 comments

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For what it's worth, at least it's "only" the CFI. Everyone fails the CFI. The trick is gonna be coming up with a good story for your interviews (if they even ask, tbh).

Unprofessional Checkride

Posted by Reasonable-Dog9810@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 138 comments

Unprofessional Checkride

Posted by Reasonable-Dog9810@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 138 comments

Unprofessional Checkride

Posted by Reasonable-Dog9810@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 138 comments

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Given how rare people act like getting it turned over is I'm really curious to the details of yours and/or your students. If you don't wanna share I understand, but I think people need to see that it *does* work if you take the right steps. Or at least potentially...

Unprofessional Checkride

Posted by Reasonable-Dog9810@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 138 comments

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Lol I *almost* wanna say I don't believe you because that's just insane but I've been around this gig long enough to know shit gets wild. Report it. But in the future, no matter how this shakes out, let this be a staggeringly illustrated lesson in saying "no." As in "no I'm not taking the checkride with someone who just came from the hospital" and "no I'm not continuing a checkride with someone who is insisting I use Google answers" and "no I'm not going to fly with someone who just berated me for hours on an oral." Discontinuance is an option.

Unprofessional Checkride

Posted by Reasonable-Dog9810@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 138 comments

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I'd tell the FAA he showed up with a literal untreated wound and may have been having a medical event due to the injury. That'll get their attention. Does the school have security cameras?

Halfway through instrument training and suddenly landings feel so hard 😭Anyone else?

Posted by Candid-Bill1028@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 23 comments

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Pretty typical for landings to get rusty during instrument training. Unless they're unsafe I wouldn't worry too much about it. Or do an extra lap or two in the pattern at the end of your IFR lessons. Really what I'd do is just fly once in a while on your own to both keep the VFR skills (including landings) sharp and also just kinda have some fun.

Chicago Flight School and Color Blindness

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Just busted my first checkride - Can checkrides really begin even if the aircraft is unairworthy? *update*

Posted by fiberthrowawy@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 90 comments

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Equating an approved airworthiness program at an airline to GA logbooks it disingenuous and frankly kinda stupid. I'm not required to know when the last A, B, C, and D checks are done. I am required to check - per my own FOM - the plane is airworthy. Which I do. Sorry...?

Just busted my first checkride - Can checkrides really begin even if the aircraft is unairworthy? *update*

Posted by fiberthrowawy@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 90 comments

I know ATP is horrible, but they seem to have it all

Posted by Magnu36@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 80 comments

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I attended both, actually. One semester at Riddle and my multi add-on at ATP. They were awful. Beyond that it's the large community experience and consistent information, not just about them being "bad" but the *reasons* they're bad, that lead me to think it's a consistent enough trend to share. Glad it worked for you but pretending like they don't have a darker side is unfair, imo.

Just busted my first checkride - Can checkrides really begin even if the aircraft is unairworthy? *update*

Posted by fiberthrowawy@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 90 comments

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For the basic AROWE shit? Yeah, I did. It wasn't hard and at the bare minimum gave me the argument that I tried. If a place I'm renting from isn't giving me access then I'm not going - period.

I know ATP is horrible, but they seem to have it all

Posted by Magnu36@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 80 comments

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They don't have it all, that's the thing. The hiring after CFII and the airline cadet program access (exclusive access anyway) are straight up lies. The good alternatives are *almost* anything else. Go to a Big Flying U (except Riddle). Find a decent small school and work with them one-on-one...if you do even a tiny amount of research - which can include using the subreddit here that's fine - and you'll see lots of options. ATP might work. It does for some people. But it is not in any way a sure thing. It will, can, and has left people in shambles with a tarnished training record (through no fault of their own), mountains of debt, and no employment. It's a massive and unnecessary gamble.

135 v 121

Posted by Low_Candy4844@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 60 comments

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If we're talking airline shit, and I assume we are with the CL-65, you'd be surprised on some of the stuff you *can't* MEL. I seem to recall, although I'm rusty, that **missing** coffee pots can't be deferred as they are also factored into the BOW. I believe it was one of those tricks you could do back in the day to manifest a delay if you wanted.

Part 141 or 61 For Commercial

Posted by Eastern_Training_941@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 13 comments

Just busted my first checkride - Can checkrides really begin even if the aircraft is unairworthy? *update*

Posted by fiberthrowawy@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 90 comments

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Ah yes you were the new aircraft person. Well, again, not to berate but they still should have done a better job and shown you. And as a soon-to-be-PIC you should have asked. But you know what? Sounds like your CFI had no idea, either. Fuck, how often does anyone working in this industry get to see a *brand new airplane?!*

135 v 121

Posted by Low_Candy4844@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 60 comments

Just busted my first checkride - Can checkrides really begin even if the aircraft is unairworthy? *update*

Posted by fiberthrowawy@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 90 comments

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> I can take from this is to never fly an airplane without personally verifying that the inspections were done I won't speak to whether this should or shouldn't be a fail because it doesn't really matter. This is the most critical lesson you need to learn - I mean truly internalize this - because you should have never even gotten to a checkride without this being an ingrained habit. PIC. It means HMFIC and you absolutely can't even for an iota of a moment try to think otherwise. The lives of you, students, passengers, and who knows what else depend on it. Best of luck fighting the good fight and on the (presumed) retest.

135 v 121

Posted by Low_Candy4844@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 60 comments

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Yeah that's totally fair. It just irks me that we have all these rules and shit in 121 (all of aviation really) and then just as much if not more time is spent making loopholes. Fuel exemptions, alternate exemptions, MELs, duty time extensions, etc etc. But yes, the power to simply say no is vastly greater in an airline than a charter op. Thank you, unions!

Part 141 or 61 For Commercial

Posted by Eastern_Training_941@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 13 comments

135 v 121

Posted by Low_Candy4844@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 60 comments

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Well let's not be too generous here. 121 has plenty of "how do we get around this" they just do it through formal fuckery with the FAA and call them OpSpecs or LOIs. Lol

A Culture of Learning

Posted by Fire_Stool@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 234 comments

Seriously? Why are you flying?

Posted by Mikeiwma@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 21 comments

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FlightAware's weather depictions are inaccurate, especially after a flight is over. I'd suspect that weather was west of the field, potentially well west, at the time the pilot was actually flying into and landing at BDL. I've looked at my own flights many times and it'll have be punching straight through shit that I know we deviated (widely) around.

Start Commercial or wait for IR checkride?

Posted by MajinDawood@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 8 comments

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Most of us wouldn't really conceptualize that as commercial training, as such. If you're just working on the time building stuff and doing it IFR then sure, no harm in that.

I passed my commercial checkride!

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Feeling Guilty for Having Fun

Posted by Big-Source9972@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 14 comments

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Lol jeez it's flight school, not Rocket Medicine World Hunger Solution Academy. You literally can't study every minute, it doesn't work. You hit a wall and then you stop learning. Anyone who's made this out to be some kind of brutal endurance contest is lying to you. Want to know a secret? *Flying is supposed to be fun.*

Piper Arrow II or not?

Posted by Midnight-Willing@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 24 comments

Struggling with lessons

Posted by yddub-yup@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 33 comments

How much to get commercial these days?

Posted by dresoccer4@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 11 comments

Just failed my Private checkride, does anyone have a list of absolutely everything PPL?

Posted by neobud@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 21 comments

How much to get commercial these days?

Posted by dresoccer4@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 11 comments

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If you're proficient it's pretty minimal training. 10 hours? Maybe 20 on the outside. But that ignores the stop at IFR along the way. That's...more.

Struggling with lessons

Posted by yddub-yup@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 33 comments

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Some people take longer to solo than others and they all end up equal quality pilots. You should make sure you're talking to your instructor and listening to them though. But mostly it'll just be practice. If you're ballooning it's usually too much speed. This can be sloppy flying, but in my experience it's almost always about poor trim technique. Make sure you are trimming the aircraft for the speed you need, with the power setting (for sink rate) that you want, and the configuration you have. Be willing to re-trim often. This allows the precise control and fine motor feedback (as in the feeling in your hand) to work the flare properly.

Piper Arrow II or not?

Posted by Midnight-Willing@reddit | flying | View on Reddit | 24 comments