I'm off for the dreaded 44709 check ride tomorrow!

[Hector]

It might have something to do with closing the runway for 30 minutes. I would expect that to attract some attention. While visibility is determined by the PIC and rarely can be disputed by anyone not in the cockpit at the time, not being able to leave the runway because of visibility is likely a dead give away that the visibility wasn't 200 and a half mile.
I guess if the definition of "successful" is no one died, then ok. But I'd expect the FAA's definition is a bit different. 

Maybe, but I will say that I have been on the approach on short final in driving rain and was able to see fairly well due to the airstream removing the rain from the windscreen. Once on the ground, however, I could not see squat due to the heavy rain. The taxing was way more challenging than he approach.


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[RobertGary1]

Do you get to choose which certificate you take the ride for?  I wonder if they ever made me redo my instrument and I failed if I could still use my CFII.

-Robert

[mike_elliott]

On 4/18/2019 at 1:35 PM, gsxrpilot said:

It might have something to do with closing the runway for 30 minutes. I would expect that to attract some attention. While visibility is determined by the PIC and rarely can be disputed by anyone not in the cockpit at the time, not being able to leave the runway because of visibility is likely a dead give away that the visibility wasn't 200 and a half mile.

I guess if the definition of "successful" is no one died, then ok. But I'd expect the FAA's definition is a bit different. 

If he sat on a runway with a flight plan open for 30 minutes closing that airspace, it would engage SAR, and that will most definitely get the attention of the FAA.

[Shadrach]

59 minutes ago, mike_elliott said:

If he sat on a runway with a flight plan open for 30 minutes closing that airspace, it would engage SAR, and that will most definitely get the attention of the FAA.

I’lll speculate that there's a good chance that the reason for the ride is that he landed at a controlled field and then said unable when given taxi instructions. I can imagine that a tower controller might not believe that ther was anyway to make a legal landing if unable to taxi off the runway.

[gsxrpilot]

I landed my 252 at KOKC with the weather right at minimums. Approach told me some were getting in and some were going missed. The tower told me the lights were all the way up to help me. On landing, the tower gave me taxi instructions and then asked me to call them back at every intersection. They were up in the clouds and couldn't see me on the ground. I did as requested all the way to the ramp without any problem.

[RLCarter]

3 hours ago, RobertGary1 said:

Do you get to choose which certificate you take the ride for?  I wonder if they ever made me redo my instrument and I failed if I could still use my CFII.

-Robert

I would image it would be to the highest rating held? 

[M016576]

42 minutes ago, RLCarter said:

I would image it would be to the highest rating held? 

I think what he’s asking is more related to the instructor certificate vs rating-  they are not only separate skill sets, but separate cards.  I’d imagine it’s either for your highest rating, or your instructor certification, depending on the circumstances of the flight violation/enforcement.  But I’m only guessing.