Dream Land:
Over the past I guess I’ve developed a reputation here for being a hard-nosed advocate of “doing the right thing;” which is, actually, not a bad reputation to have … except, perhaps, for the “hard-nosed” adjective. As a result, I’ve made an attempt to “soften” my criticisms to some extent. And, while my recent motivation to “soften” my approach might have me want to soften the comments made by Pantload, I’ll have to agree with his overall conclusions – perhaps not go all the way as to advocate having your check airman certification suspended – but a reminder of the responsibility of line check personnel wouldn’t be out of order at all. As for the rest of Pantload’s comments, particularly those about drilling into “these guys’ heads that, most of the time, a botched approach is not the fault of the flying pilot,” and that a “go around is a ‘get out of jail free’ card,” I couldn’t have said it more eloquently or more accurately; particularly noting that he went out of his way to acknowledge that all of us (himself – and me – included), make rather questionable calls (or fail to make them, as the case may be) at one time or another.
So … lick your wounds and get back in there. Those with the guts to ask the question in the first place really have the right attitude (at least that is my opinion) and the industry is way too short of properly motivated and competent instructors and check personnel.
Nice job Pantload!