Originally Posted by
Icelanta
You are completely out of your mind to fail someone for calling established a bit early. It is a debriefing point, nothing more.
Unfortunately , it sometimes needs a fail , rather than a debrief to concentrate minds .There are some areas in the profession where lazy practice is definitely not acceptable. Discipline is paramount .
When I did my initial CAA IR ( many many years ago on a Piper Aztec ) , this would have been a re-fly for that segment , just like failing to call " check for ice ! " every 5 minutes . No questions asked . And then, apart from anything else , money alone ( re-booking the aircraft for another test ) meant it was not an option . Discipline .