Tricky examiners

I've been greatly amused by examiner trick stories lately, like Dudley's
story of an examiner bringing in his child to have the CFI candidate teach
him lift. Or the one where the examiner failed the flaps and asked the
student to find the ground frequency of the airport at the same time to see
the reaction.

What other favorite examiner tricks are out there?


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Dallas

On Jan 3, 12:12*pm, Dallas wrote:
I've been greatly amused by examiner trick stories lately, like Dudley's
story of an examiner bringing in his child to have the CFI candidate teach
him lift. * Or the one where the examiner failed the flaps and asked the
student to find the ground frequency of the airport at the same time to see
the reaction.

What other favorite examiner tricks are out there?

Its pretty common to ask the student to do something in order to
distract them from making a mandatory call or pull the gear breaker.

-Robert

Robert M. Gary wrote:

On Jan 3, 12:12 pm, Dallas wrote:

I've been greatly amused by examiner trick stories lately, like Dudley's
story of an examiner bringing in his child to have the CFI candidate teach
him lift. Or the one where the examiner failed the flaps and asked the
student to find the ground frequency of the airport at the same time to see
the reaction.

What other favorite examiner tricks are out there?


Its pretty common to ask the student to do something in order to
distract them from making a mandatory call or pull the gear breaker.

-Robert

On my commerical checkride, right after completing the unusual attitudes
under the hood, I was given the engine out emergency immediately. I did
all the prep work and set up for an empty field below me. The examiner
asked what was wrong with the airport about 2 miles at my 4 o'clock
position. I made the airport.

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Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI

Ross wrote:

On my commerical checkride, right after completing the unusual attitudes
under the hood, I was given the engine out emergency immediately. I did
all the prep work and set up for an empty field below me. The examiner
asked what was wrong with the airport about 2 miles at my 4 o'clock
position. I made the airport.


A better one:

On a mock checkride, the instructor got me out from under the hood with
an airport in sight, just out of glide range, and another below and
slightly behind me. He failed the engine immediately.

I took the bait and tried to reach the obvious of the two!

Man, did I learn a lot from that!

B A R R Y wrote:
Ross wrote:


On my commerical checkride, right after completing the unusual
attitudes under the hood, I was given the engine out emergency
immediately. I did all the prep work and set up for an empty field
below me. The examiner asked what was wrong with the airport about 2
miles at my 4 o'clock position. I made the airport.



A better one:

On a mock checkride, the instructor got me out from under the hood with
an airport in sight, just out of glide range, and another below and
slightly behind me. He failed the engine immediately.

I took the bait and tried to reach the obvious of the two!

Man, did I learn a lot from that!

This happened on a BFR. I had the under the hood again and then the
emergency. I took a quick scan and knew where I was and remember there
was a private turf field right near me. I made the approach and then was
told OK and lets go back. That one was lucky.

--

Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI

Ross wrote:


This happened on a BFR. I had the under the hood again and then the
emergency. I took a quick scan

As I (like anyone else) have gained experience, things seem to happen
slower, so it wouldn't work now.

As ****ed as I was at the time, thinking I'd been tricked, I now realize
it was a terrific lesson.

"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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On Jan 3, 12:12 pm, Dallas wrote:
I've been greatly amused by examiner trick stories lately, like Dudley's
story of an examiner bringing in his child to have the CFI candidate teach
him lift. Or the one where the examiner failed the flaps and asked the
student to find the ground frequency of the airport at the same time to
see
the reaction.

What other favorite examiner tricks are out there?

Its pretty common to ask the student to do something in order to
distract them from making a mandatory call or pull the gear breaker.

-Robert

Correct, ask the student to do something noisy so he can't hear the CB
get pulled. A 15A breaker makes a noticeable Pop. in my case, it was "Let's
go do some clean stalls", which got the gear and stall horns going.

Al G

Robert M. Gary wrote:


Its pretty common to ask the student to do something in order to
distract them from making a mandatory call or pull the gear breaker.

Bear breaker? Har!

Dallas wrote:
I've been greatly amused by examiner trick stories lately, like Dudley's
story of an examiner bringing in his child to have the CFI candidate teach
him lift. Or the one where the examiner failed the flaps and asked the
student to find the ground frequency of the airport at the same time to see
the reaction.

What other favorite examiner tricks are out there?

Not really an examiner trick. I was on my final
lesson for my Practical signoff. We were heading
home and the instructor did the obligatory "your
engine just failed" drill.

I did the glide setup, simulated restart, secure
and radio call, estimated and set up a pattern
leaving me a little high and was feeling a little
proud of myself.

The instructor looked at the field and said "I
don't think you can make it".

I looked again, decided again that I might be a
little high, if anything and told him I was pretty
sure I could make it.

He said, "no, I don't think you can make it"

I said, "I'm sure I can make it"

He said, "you can't make it"

I said, "yes I can"

He said, "ok, do it."

I turned to final, made a nice approach and about
20' above the deck he ended the drill.

I said, "you knew I could make it" He said
yeah, but if you ever have a planeload of
people and the engine stops, they will be
yelling and crying that "you're not going to
make it, we're all going to die". I wanted
to see what you'd do.

Jim Stewart wrote:
Dallas wrote:
I've been greatly amused by examiner trick stories lately, like Dudley's
story of an examiner bringing in his child to have the CFI candidate
teach
him lift. Or the one where the examiner failed the flaps and asked the
student to find the ground frequency of the airport at the same time
to see
the reaction.

What other favorite examiner tricks are out there?

Not really an examiner trick. I was on my final
lesson for my Practical signoff. We were heading
home and the instructor did the obligatory "your
engine just failed" drill.

I did the glide setup, simulated restart, secure
and radio call, estimated and set up a pattern
leaving me a little high and was feeling a little
proud of myself.

The instructor looked at the field and said "I
don't think you can make it".

I looked again, decided again that I might be a
little high, if anything and told him I was pretty
sure I could make it.

He said, "no, I don't think you can make it"

I said, "I'm sure I can make it"

He said, "you can't make it"

I said, "yes I can"

He said, "ok, do it."

I turned to final, made a nice approach and about
20' above the deck he ended the drill.

I said, "you knew I could make it" He said
yeah, but if you ever have a planeload of
people and the engine stops, they will be
yelling and crying that "you're not going to
make it, we're all going to die". I wanted
to see what you'd do.



What is it the guy said?
"When I die I hope I go out peacefully like my father did, just passing
on silently in my sleep, not screaming and kicking like the passengers
in his car."
:-)

--
Dudley Henriques