Don’t Click On This: bit.ly/3aZHnYA In this video I talk about how and why I failed my checkride, and how to over come it Instagram: michaelhsu95 Like and Subscribe #IFRcheckride #checkride #IFR
I busted an IFR ride 50 years ago. The examiner was an FAA inspector (that was a possible "free" choice back then). Everything went well until until he put the covers over the gyros and started making rather brisk changes in requests ending in a no gyro vor approach. You said the magic word: task saturation. I went into meltdown and got a pink slip. Got a bit of extra dual and took another ride with a designated examiner 3 weeks later and passed. The DPE said as he handed me the temporary certificate: "This is a license to learn, you still have a lot to learn". IFR rides can be very challenging.
Very challenging, but if you pass the first time you deserve it? And if you fail and then pass later on, it makes you a better pilot. Thank you so much for sharing your expense, really appreciate it!
Thank you for sharing this! I'll be taking my IFR checkered in the future, and your advice is encouraging. I'll be more prepared because you were will to put this out there!
I just failed my instrument checkride last week in SD, so I know those approaches very well. I felt the same feelings of shame and felt like I let those people down that support me. Just have to keep pushing! 🛩
Thank you for watching my video and sharing your experience. Who did you have for your DPE? There will always be obstacles, we just have to get back up and keep going. And most importantly is to learn from our mistakes. Feel free to reach out if you need any help. Be sure to subscribe, would really appreciate it
ex military and airline pilot here. I'm disturbed that you only want familiar approaches for your check ride. A good examiner will give you ALL unfamiliar approaches and procedures, to see how you handle it. He's there to see how you'd handle weather and malfunction-related diversions in adverse conditions. Learn your stuff cold and don't ever rely on getting conditions you expect.
Thank you for sharing. I’m practicing right now for my PP. there’s sooo much more than I thought when I started. I just found you here-so I’m hoping you’ve re-visited and now have your IFR rating👏🏼 I can totally get “getting task saturation” Best of luck
Commenting this 3 years later as I’m soon to take my instrument checkride. I also failed my first checkride on private not doing the right input for unusual attitudes, everything else was sat. I already have the understanding that if it was a discontinuance, it’s more so for the safety of the pilot, not that you are a terrible pilot at all. All of us are here in their own journey to become a better pilot regardless of what their final outcome is to be. Don’t let these failures hold you down rather take them as an experience to continue to be the best pilot no matter the situation as anything can happen in the air. Use the knowledge you’ve prepared for any flight :)
Thank you for this video, it has eased some of my nerves. My checkride is tomorrow and one of my biggest fears is falling behind the plane and snowballing. I don’t know why I never thought of asking for delayed vectors before, that is such a great idea! Thank you for the heads up. I know this is an old video, but I hope all is well, by now i’m sure you’re ATP and loving life. congrats and good luck.
Great video! I know that feeling man. Failed my PPL checkride first try. Doing instrument now and already nervous for my checkride... thanks for sharing your story!
It happens to all of us. We just got to make sure to pick ourselves up, learn from our mistakes and keep moving forward. Be sure to subscribe, would really appreciate it!
Damn, it's been 4 years since I've done my IFR checkride (and has been my only fail since CFI). I got the same approaches, Oceanside VOR-A, RNAV, then ILS back into KMYF. I was literally almost done with my checkride, then ATC was giving me the approach clearance "fly heading ___, maintain _____ till established". Then everything looked REALLY good, then I realized I was too high on my glideslope. I was like ????. Then I realized that when I was maintaining the altitude that ATC gave me, I was 1000 feet over the altitude because I misread the altitude. I tried to correct for it by descending really fast, then I was failed for basically not having a steady approach. It was a stupid mistake all because I misread the analog gauges. I was so used to flying glass panels where the altitudes were in plain numbers, that when I was trying to do approaches on steam gauges I misread the altimeter. Such a sucky feeling when you fail a checkride in flight. I was so nervous for the oral, only to find out that I failed the flight instead. Thankfully all I had to do to pass was refly the ILS, which I did the next day. Won't ever make that mistake again since we all learn from our mistakes.
Thanks for watching my video and leaving a comment. Ughh that is the worst, but the most important thing is learning from our mistakes! Would love to connect and fly together!
I’ve got my instrument ride on Tuesday. Thanks so much for sharing this. Some of the best lessons are learned from failures. You’ll be a better pilot for it! Thanks buddy.
I had an extremely similar experience today. Everything was completely fine expect for I misread a Notam that amended the MDAs and I busted the new minimums on the VOR approach. Very disappointing but all I have to do is one vectored VOR approach without the pt in two days. Thanks for the vid. Helped me feel better about it and see it as a learning experience.
sorry to hear that, its always the small things that messes me up. make sure you learn from this experience, you will get it on the next one! keep me updated
keep practicing, keep going. I failed my steep turns on PPL , went back 2 weeks later and passed. Working on my IFR now, still have 15 hours to go before checkride. Good luck!
Hey Michael, there is nothing to be ashamed of! We all fail sometimes, but that's just part of learning and growing. Just keep it up and stay positive!
Awesome video bro... Keep up the hope... I am damn sure you're gonna pass the circling...Trust me... But after you get your instrument...don't forget to make a video about that!! Love the videos man...!😁👍✌
Just failed instrument checkride today the feeling I had in my stomach during the debrief was unexplainable and I felt like I let down my instructor, my parents, some of my other pilot freinds and especially me. I have learned to trust myself more than the Garmin when dealing with published holds and determing entry heading. As well as not being scared to ask ATC if they wanted be to intercept the localizer
I know what you mean, this was my first fail and I felt horrible, and felt like I let everyone down. But you got to make sure you pick yourself up and keep going. Learn from your mistakes and become a better pilot. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions
Thank you for your sharing, failure during the flight is very normal, no matter how excellent you are. If you know a little of aviation history, you could know lots of very good pilots who did bad decision or did totally badly in some flight. What you learn from your mistakes or failures makes more sense in the long run.
Hey man. I’m really proud of you for putting up this video. That took a lot of personal courage. I’m taking my check ride in a few hours and it reminded me that I can ask for delayed vectors to get some work done. I appreciate you and glad that you got back up there and passed as I saw in another comment.
It's okay Michael. There is always a perfect time for everything. Just because you fell one time it doesn't mean you can't get up and can't try it again. You can do it next time :)
I will add my two cents. I took my checkride April 1st. My first advise is to go 120% prepared for the oral. Many DPEs will judge your checkride from that point on. Study, study, and study some more. As for the approaches, it is very likely you are flying and doing your checkride at a near airport. Go to all of them. I had 8 airports that my instructor and I thought was within checkride distance and I went to all of them and did all of the approaches. I even memorized most of the plates. Now, here is where I could have failed, in my personal case. I had an airport that had Rnav A and B. One runway was closed and the one opened was a right pattern uncontrolled airport. I marked all my plates with this information. The DPE was simulating being ATC and he gave me vectors to final and the approach was circling. My gps went wrong. Everything I loaded was wrong and I was 3 miles from the FAF. The best advise my instructor gave me was to stay calm. This things happen in real life. I actually told my DPE (ATC simulated) to vector me out from the approach while I troubleshoot my GPS. He gladly did it. When I was all ready to do a safe approach again I told him I was ready to get back to the airport, so I did. Now the tricky part was the right hand pattern. Bcs you had to overfly a runway to do the circle to land. I was fully prepared for this scenario bcs I knew was something different from this airport. Guess that the pattern had 4 other airplanes doing touch and goes so in advance I told him what was my plan. At 1.3 I told him I was at minimums and ready to circle BUT I was going to circle a wider pattern do to traffic. He instead told me go miss and advised I did good. On my way back to the home airport and doing my final approach which was an ILS approach, ATC drove me crazy bcs there was a solo student who was messing everything in the pattern. I had to report a lot if points on the approach which complicated things. Gladly, again I kept calm and everything went as I planned it other than atc being very annoying. However it was my home airport so I knew exactly where I was. The DPE was very pleased I kept him fully awared of why I was doing things the way I did it. They are judging a lot of safety. So please study for your oral and memorize and study plates for as many airports you have that are good candidates for the DPE to take you. Practice published holds and published missed approaches. Don't let anything be a "new" thing other that ATC and remember, ask ATC if in doubt. Tell them to spell the fixes. Don't let them overwhelm you If they talk to fast tell them to slow down. Those are my two cents and I hope it helps.
@@MichaelHsu95 I worked up to my commerical then I took a different direction and decided to work for an Aircraft manufacture because I wanted to be home at night for my kids. Been in avation my whole life but havent flown in years. Miss it. I took my check ride when it was snowing out ( told him I didnt think it was a good day to fly be he said we would be fine). Had to ask the examiner if there was any ice on my wings. Pass but it was very nerve racking and hard. Be safe in flying and dont take any short cuts. Have the mindset that you will be the best pilot and you will. Also get some seat time in a old tail dragger it will keep you on your toes and give you good experience in case you ever want to fly a bush plane.
@@j-way1809 Thats awesome! thank you for all the good advice, loved hearing about your experience. Hopefully I can pass this and finish commercial soon! Be sure to subscribe if you havent already!
Busted my IFR ride (first one anyway!). It happens. I took months off flying after. I'm a better pilot for it, and prepping for my CFI ride. I'm hoping to help others by understanding my shortcomings!
If anything I’ve learned in instruments is don’t let a CFI or ATC rush you into a frantic. One step at a time, and I always double check with ATC if the instructions were unclear “brevity” my ass no one is gonna fault you for being extra safe… they may be a little annoyed but oh well
I don’t remember how much money I spent during the time filming this video. The cost for Re test for checkride depends on the examiner. I believe mine cost 400
@@MichaelHsu95 Hi Michael. Yes but how much, approximately, have you spent thus far on ALL of your Pilot Training? That is where my original question was heading. Thank you Sir and have a blessed evening!!!
@@nal2us2 cfi and cfii. That’s pretty standard for flight training haha 😭 and of course I expect to see the return and in many more folds. There is a pilot shortage so it is the best time to become a pilot
Yes, I did finally pass!! are you asking about my instructor or my DPE?! good luck on your checkride. Feel free to reach out to me on Instagram if you have any questions, would love to help in any way
@@MichaelHsu95 sorry, I meant to ask who your DPE was and how was he/she. I'm going with someone I don't know and have heard rumors about DPE's that are looking for a way to fail a student so they can get another $800 fee.
@@tyesmoole1343 I had Quinton. All the DPE's I have are all pretty fair. and I believe if they fail you and come back for a recheck they dont get the full amount for the second time, so it is for their benefit if they pass you and get another person to check so they can charge the full amount
@@MichaelHsu95 ok cool, I"m going with Quinton also. my instructor told me he is not a push over but fair and that's all i'm looking for. my hanger is #3 at Coast and my plane is Cirrus N828VT. hopefully i'll see you around (with my instrument rating)!
@@tyesmoole1343 wow you have a cirrus? That’s awesome, never been in one before. Send me a message on Instagram and I can tell you how my ground went and the approaches I flew
You didnt fail is what Jesus told me years ago. Choose Him today so the next ride is a pass with mach numbers. Watch sept 2020 especially 9-1-20 but the main idea is choose Jesus Christ today and pass the ride Home.
