What are the chances? Failed Checkrides

[CRJ200]

Just a question about interviewing with a regional airline. I am a couple months out, I hope to interview by next summer. Reading other post about the interview. I know they ask questions about failed checkrides. And I'll be the first to admit that I've had a 'few' I use that term lightly. All in all, I've had 3. My private, instrument & initial CFI. I do take full responsibility for them. I just couldn't relax for the life of me. I don't blame the examiners. But everything that I did miss, I took that and still to date know exactly what I missed and I will never forget them. (They have left a lasting impression)

How will the airlines look at this that I failed 3? I think that it made me a better pilot, and I have learned from all the experiences. Secondly, When I was a young lad 16, in the 90's, I did get my license suspened for 1 month. And in 2004 I got my first speeding ticket EVER.

Now, I know this doesn't look good at all. but I am a gold seal instructor (for what it's worth) and I take what I have learned and from my failed checkrides and pass them onto to my students.

Will the airlines frown on this? I'm not a bad guy, but just a knucklehead that makes dumb mistakes

[amorris311]

just a little advice dont use the expression knucklehead that makes dumb mistakes. thats just me but it doesnt sound too cool. im sure you will be fine but be honest. i would like to see what people in the know think.

[falconvalley]

If you can outline what you did wrong during the checkrides, how you corrected the problem(s) and what you've learned from your mistakes, you have a chance. They'll ask you about failed checkrides for sure. They aren't asking to find out if you've ever failed a checkride, like the question itself. They are asking you to elaborate on how you succeed during hard times. I don't think it's a good idea to leave it at- you failed out of nervousness. State what you did wrong and what you did different to pass. Very few pilots make it an entire career with little difficulty.

Suspended license- state why and what you did to correct and get it reinstated, whether it be a fee and waiting or paperwork etc...just don't give them a reason to believe that you still deserve a suspended license

Speeding ticket- alot of people get speeding tickets and in my personal opinion, interviewers bring up one mere speeding ticket to judge your reaction to the inquiry. Some interviewers ask and some don't. Hey, if you made it to that part of the interview, think about why they ask the question, not merely the fact that they asked it. If they hire you, they're gonna put you in an airplane and they want to know how you're going to handle FARs and SOPs. It's up to you to explain the ticket.