The fact that there is no critique of the course requested or welcome from a command course failure is telling. They're not interested in changing or knowing what they're checkers are doing. Some things that I observed and experienced on my course were incredible and perhaps my obvious disbelief and dissatisfaction didn't help me but there are too many seat warmers with the title TC or STC who are only doing it for the 10% who have no ability or interest to teach. After a long time waiting they served a great disappointment that created a less enthusiastic employee unnecessarily. Luck is such a factor because of the incapable TCs and STCs. Not because of the routes or weather imho. With a descent trainer I could have been brought into line easily enough but they just couldn't do it. I taught flying before and I took great pride in seeing a students progress. I didn't see that from one TC or STC I had. They took pride in that it was a checking course rather than do their job. Second time will be different. It's a shame that change won't happen. There are good ones out there but I didn't get them is all. My recommendation to anyone on a course who is concerned about a trainer or a checker is to play any card you have to to make a change. It's your course. There are no rewards for grinning and bearing it. I speak from experience. Take your course by the balls and make it do what YOU want it to. Most all of you will pass. There is a high pass rate at the moment. It is a pain in the ass though. The fact that most guys get through the second time is evidence of a failed system. They aren't better pilots a year later. They're better trained at contemplating the broken system.
Last edited by claraball; 18th December 2014 at 03:03.