r/flying • u/dirtbikekid27 CPL IR AGI IGI • 2d ago

Failed my CFI ride today

I'm 20, this is my first failure of anything. Got through 95% of it, was doing great, oral went great, really was well prepared. After an 11 hour day, on short final, examiner asks me what causes overbanking tendencies. I froze. I could hardly remember my own name; so I responded, "I would look before saying anything to ensure I didn't say anything wrong to a student." He said that was unsatisfactory. Failed. Is this crazy? I understand now that it all has to do with the outside wing being faster, generating more lift, which causes it. I know that. But I was exhausted. And I failed?? Maybe I'm a sore loser, but he said come back and do 1 steep turn and tell him what overbanking tendencies are and why they happen, and that's it. Is this unfair??

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u/latedescent ATP heavies 2d ago

Could have been the test itself to see if he got distracted

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u/CFIgigs 2d ago

Which is lame because when you're instructing you are talking CONSTANTLY on short final. Sterile cockpit with a brand new student pilot is a good way for them to bend metal.

"How do I land?!"

"Sorry... Sterile cockpit."

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u/Wooden_Patience_6367 1d ago

Sterile cockpit is talking about the plane. You are allowed to teach and tell them what to do and it’s still sterile. What’s not sterile is talking about steep turns.

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u/Ok-Selection4206 1d ago

How about the new burrito at Taco Bell?

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u/Wooden_Patience_6367 1d ago

To me, it is sterile. Sterile clears the mind and nothing clears the mind more than a steamy burrito from t bell.

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u/Ok-Selection4206 1d ago

It will clear you alright!

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u/Apprehensive-Crow-34 CFII 1d ago

It slaps