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I just got my multi rating there. I failed twice. I can tell you what I would have done differently to pass. Respond if interested
Flown like me.Very interested. What would you have done differently?
sorry this is my first day on this site. I figured no one would respond and I would have wasted a half hour of my life typing a post that no one would readWhy the guessing game why not just post helpful information?
Tom is about 500% better than any instructor that I had in the past. And I have had a lot of instructors. I do not want to throw him under the bus publicly. There are a FEW small things I think he could do better. Mostly it was me, listening to "pilot talk" for ten years - people say the multi rating is SO EASY. So, I thought it would be easy. Do not listed to those people. Accelerated training is HARD. If anyone can get you trained in two days, it would be Tom. However, 2 day training is an EXTREMELY short amount of time for becoming a knowledgeable, proficient, and skilled multi-engine pilot.Very interested. What would you have done differently?
Sounds like that's more of a per pilot issue than an accurate blanket statement. The Apache is such a cakewalk to learn and fly in.Tom is about 500% better than any instructor that I had in the past. And I have had a lot of instructors. I do not want to throw him under the bus publicly. There are a FEW small things I think he could do better. Mostly it was me, listening to "pilot talk" for ten years - people say the multi rating is SO EASY. So, I thought it would be easy. Do not listed to those people. Accelerated training is HARD. If anyone can get you trained in two days, it would be Tom. However, 2 day training is an EXTREMELY short amount of time for becoming a knowledgeable, proficient, and skilled multi-engine pilot.
Here is an analogy - remember the last few days before you took a checkride in the past? You were 99.5% ready to take the checkride, right? You wanted to be 100% sure you were going to pass, so you went out to practice the day before, or get another lesson or two, right before the checkride. The accelerated multi rating is like those last few days before you take your checkride. So, before you travel anywhere for an accelerated program, be almost ready to take your checkride BEFORE YOU GO!
I would suggest working with a local MEI if possible in the sim, and with "chair flying". Or at least someone that has a multi-rating. Become a skilled chair-flyer if you have not done that before (I had not learned that skill). And use the checklists in the packet to do the maneuvers while chair flying, and in the sim. Chair flying is probably better if I had to pick one. Using both chair and sim is better. Print out the instrument panel on poster size, hang it on the wall, and use the checklists to get good at executing them using the poster. Go above and beyond in the knowledge than what is in the packet. Do a deeper dive into each topic than what is in the packet. Download the airplane's service manual and read up on the hydraulics, gear / flaps system, and variable prop system. Watch YouTube videos about how the systems work.
If possible, it would be ideal to get there a couple days before you start training to get rested from the trip, if you had a long drive or flight. Get familiar with the airport, the buildings, where you go, who works there, who is hanging around. Because you do not have home field advantage. No one knows you there. You just want to be as comfortable as possible. Don't do any sight-seeing, going on, tourist stuff. Save that for after you pass. Prepare for long days, deep immersion into this. Be like Rocky training for a fight LOL
DM me your number, and I am happy to have a call with you and get more detailed. Typing is like work. Talking is a lot easier.
Ok folks listen to Ed, he knows better than I how to pass. Just go up without preparation and they will give you the rating easy peasy!Sounds like that's more of a per pilot issue than an accurate blanket statement. The Apache is such a cakewalk to learn and fly in.
No. That's not how it was for me. I got weathered out for a month before I could do the check ride. Then did the oral. Then had a weather discontinuance. Then waited almost the full 60 days to finish. Between the time I was signed off and the time I got in the plane for the check ride, I had about half an hour of flight time over almost 3 months.
How much did you REALLY read the packet he sent you before hand? I got it probably 2 months prior to the ride and pretty much had it memorized before I walked in. What is/was your experience before going for the check ride? How much time did you have in singles the year prior to taking it? It sounds like you might have been lacking in proficiency in a single before you sat in the Apache.
I flew a Comanche in, and got there about an hour before we flew. Had lunch. Flew again. Stayed the night. Repeat.
This sounds more like a pilot specific problem because everyone I know that used Tom, or even used someone else besides Tom, breezed through their Multi.
This is true. I passed on my first try.Ok folks listen to Ed, he knows better than I how to pass. Just go up without preparation and they will give you the rating easy peasy!
This is true. I passed on my first try.
Did you skip the whole part where I asked how prepared you were prior to going? How many hours did you have in the year prior? How proficient were you in singles before you got in the plane? How much of the packet did you have committed to memory when you showed up?
I'm guessing you skipped over that part just like you probably skipped over a lot of the info Tom sent you prior to your arrival.
This is true. I passed on my first try.
Did you skip the whole part where I asked how prepared you were prior to going? How many hours did you have in the year prior? How proficient were you in singles before you got in the plane? How much of the packet did you have committed to memory when you showed up?
I'm guessing you skipped over that part just like you probably skipped over a lot of the info Tom sent you prior to your arrival.
You shoulda’ stuck with being a one-and-done troll.Remember the Red Baron? I think you are even more skilled than him. You are the Red While and Blue Baron!
You have been on here since 2005?You shoulda’ stuck with being a one-and-done troll.
I passed on the first try with Tom as well. He does a great job of getting people over the finish line.Flown like me.
I passed with Tom the first try.
I know the feeling and felt a similar level of unpreparedness leading up to my ride, but also, you don’t HAVE to take the checkride that quickly, if you need more time, you should be able to get it. The problem with these accelerated courses are that if you need more time, it pushes those behind you out. I wasn’t going to go into it feeling rushed, I needed some extra time to feel comfortable and feel confident I was going to pass on the first shot. I didn’t train at this place you did, but the same principle applies.Here is an analogy - remember the last few days before you took a checkride in the past? You were 99.5% ready to take the checkride, right? You wanted to be 100% sure you were going to pass, so you went out to practice the day before, or get another lesson or two, right before the checkride. The accelerated multi rating is like those last few days before you take your checkride. So, before you travel anywhere for an accelerated program, be almost ready to take your checkride BEFORE YOU GO!
sorry this is my first day on this site. I figured no one would respond and I would have wasted a half hour of my life typing a post that no one would read
I passed on the first try with Tom as well. He does a great job of getting people over the finish line.
Ironically, during one of my last training flights, the morning of the checkride, I watched someone else fail their single-engine checkride with the same examiner because they crossed the hold short line when I was on final. I got ready to go around but didn't because they stopped. Plenty of room, and I couldn't tell where the line was from where I was.
As far as the multi training and ride, Kevin Paulding was the DPE and was fair and thorough. Tom's training is very much geared toward what he offers, which is a quick multi rating - He sends you a packet of information to study well in advance (as soon as you schedule, IIRC, and he schedules several months out). Read *and understand* the packet, and you should be well prepared. The flying portion is essentially a bunch of checkride type flights - Take off, maneuvers, engine failures, approaches, pattern work. However, each flight varies based on what is the particular focus of that flight - For example, the first flight might include more maneuvers and pattern work, the second might include more engine failures and restarts, and the third might include more approaches, but every flight includes all of the elements. It took about 7 hours over the course of two days including the checkride.
Exactly. My intention is to further define the word "prepare" as it would apply for this situation. I thought I was over-prepared when I got there. But I was under-prepared. If I would have thought a little bit more about why multi-engine time was so dang important to employers and insurance companies, I may have realized that all the people who said it was so easy may be bragging a bit. Why is multi time so important if it is so easy, and a "******** rating"? Yes it is a lot less quantity of work than getting a private or instrument rating, but that does not mean it is easy. Which is harder - ten calculus problems, or one calculus problem?Of course, as with any checkride, you must be prepared. That means different things for different people.
If you read the last sentence of my "advice" response for others, you can probably surmise what went wrong. My post was intended for those who do not yet have a multi rating, who are planning on going to an accelerated program to get it done. Feel free to DM me@PilotDoctor your username suggests that you are a doctor, and all the doctors I know are smart people but very busy and don't think about flying much. And if you have family obligations, even more (less) so. And most of the doctors I know would like their accelerated multi rating to include the ground school being firehose-fed to them in person with all other distractions (work, family) removed from the equation. That's not really how Tom works, IIRC he just asked a bunch of questions over lunch to ensure I had studied everything and had a handle on it.
Can you share what the exact failures were? Oral, or flight? What sort of retraining did you do, and how long did you go between checkrides? Was there anything that helped things click?
Also, now that you have the rating (or at least it sounds like you did succeed before posting?), remember the mantra: That which is quickly learned and not quickly exercised, is quickly forgotten. Hopefully you had a mission in mind when you got your rating, but don't go for a long time without doing more multi instruction and practice or the rating won't be worth the plastic it's printed on. For example, I know a couple of guys who did a 10-day accelerated instrument course, and they went and flew approaches together almost every weekend for months afterwards to help the lessons stick.
Lol and thanks!Now you’ve spent (wasted?) half an hour responding to posts that take exception to your perspective or thoughts on your multi training or your on potential criticisms of the famous quarterback, uh instructor. What you saw as an opportunity to help others has turned into a critique of your experience. Probably the hint of critiquing the MEI may have sparked the pushback. Welcome to POI.
Plenty of rest is important for any flight, but doubly so for checkrides!He had a brain fart - Of course he knew what a hold short line was. That is why I recommend an extra day of rest after traveling there. That was one of my fails was a similar type of brain fart. It was something I had done correctly 1000 times in the past. I believe if I had been rested up better, this would not have happened. It is an intense few days.
The flying part is pretty easy. Keep control of the airplane, be able to fly it on one engine, and be able to restart a dead engine (probably the toughest part).Exactly. My intention is to further define the word "prepare" as it would apply for this situation. I thought I was over-prepared when I got there. But I was under-prepared. If I would have thought a little bit more about why multi-engine time was so dang important to employers and insurance companies, I may have realized that all the people who said it was so easy may be bragging a bit. Why is multi time so important if it is so easy, and a "******** rating"? Yes it is a lot less quantity of work than getting a private or instrument rating, but that does not mean it is easy. Which is harder - ten calculus problems, or one calculus problem?
Some kind of runway/taxiway incursion issue? I'm not sure what you're hoping to get out of beating around the bush here. It's far better for everyone else to learn from your mistakes if you just post it here. (If you want to read about how I failed my instrument ride, I've posted it on this forum multiple times...)If you read the last sentence of my "advice" response for others, you can probably surmise what went wrong. My post was intended for those who do not yet have a multi rating, who are planning on going to an accelerated program to get it done. Feel free to DM me
i agree! I actually did not think anyone would see that post. I am new here and it looked like most posts were from 20 years ago. The brevity of the posts comes across negative. I tried to delete it a few times but I cannot find any way to delete it or edit it@PilotDoctor based on your later comments noting that Tom is a great CFI, you might consider editing your first post - without any later context, it comes across very negatively on his operation. This guy is running a businesses. And based on his fees, he’s not getting rich.
My beef is mostly with the hundreds of pilots that say the multi engine rating is EASY! Which lead my being less prepared than i should have been. My only criticism with Tom is that the packet is not complete. That is why I suggested a people take a deeper dive into the topics, than solely rely on the packet for all the info needed to passi agree! I actually did not think anyone would see that post. I am new here and it looked like most posts were from 20 years ago. The brevity of the posts comes across negative. I tried to delete it a few times but I cannot find any way to delete it or edit it
Yes we make them, and that is why we get nervous on checkrides. Because we know the ole brain can fart at anytime. And yes that is bad. The FAA is justified in failing a fart. Speaking of farts tho, the Red Sox stinkOne brain fart can kill many people.
We all make mistakes as humans, but the consequences *could* be more than ugly.
But I doubt that anything to do with it being a quickie course.
it WAS easy for me because I was prepared. it WAS easy for lots and lots of other folks, because they were prepared. it sounds like you are blaming other pilots for your unpreparedness, which is pretty solid. just because you weren't prepared and are blaming everyone else except yourself for your failures doesn't mean I shouldn't state it was easy for me. because it was.My beef is mostly with the hundreds of pilots that say the multi engine rating is EASY! Which lead my being less prepared than i should have been. My only criticism with Tom is that the packet is not complete. That is why I suggested a people take a deeper dive into the topics, than solely rely on the packet for all the info needed to pass
What was the packet missing?My only criticism with Tom is that the packet is not complete.
That is why I say you are the Red-White-and-Blue Baron! You are probably the illegitimate offspring of Chuck Yeager and Amelia Earhart. But I did not make this post for you, obviously, I posted this for the 20% who will not pass on the first try. One more week and I will probably forgot all about it and move on to other thingsit WAS easy for me because I was prepared. it WAS easy for lots and lots of other folks, because they were prepared. it sounds like you are blaming other pilots for your unpreparedness, which is pretty solid. just because you weren't prepared and are blaming everyone else except yourself for your failures doesn't mean I shouldn't state it was easy for me. because it was.
No, oops, I meant the paragraph before that. And because of hostile cancel-culture type of people on here. They really got upset over this post. They may call my employer or potential employer or something, and throw me under the bus. I posted the original post for those who do not have a multi yet, who are thinking about getting a multi. I figured I would talk on them on the phone and fill them in with all the details of how to get it done on the first try. Based on what I now know after doing accelerated multi training. Unfortunately this has turned into a "no good deed goes unpunished" situationSome kind of runway/taxiway incursion issue? I'm not sure what you're hoping to get out of beating around the bush here. It's far better for everyone else to learn from your mistakes if you just post it here. (If you want to read about how I failed my instrument ride, I've posted it on this forum multiple times...)
My only criticism with Tom is that the packet is not complete.
That was my question too.What was the packet missing?