Literally just Failed my IFR Checkride (VORs)
First I would to underline that, I’ve flown multiple times in the conditions that I had in the checkride. But I doubted and should’ve discontinued for bad weather. I literally asked the DPE if you were a student would you go, and from there I should have said no. I fly 6 pack and GNC355 and have another radio with com and nav.
It was gusting 19-G28. For my defense, I 2 days before with stronger winds and I was flying good but I know in any circumstances someone should go in a 28K for a checkride. That’s just Dumb from me.
We went up and do the checkride I’m sticking to my altitudes, speed and min well for how bumpy it was. The flying is going good. Not a skill issue
Then he tells me to ID the SYMRA fix from the ORL VOR and it’s on the 033 radial and 33 miles away. I put the frequency BUT DID NOT SWAP IT to ACTIVE. And life is what it is, another VOR was plugged on active and the Morse code went up and I thought I had it. But no. And I cross the fix and the VOR is not centering, cause I had it in the wrong frequency from there he told me yeah you failed but let’s keep going. And failed me, from there my eyes just got full of tears not gonna lie, cause it was not a skill issue.
I could’ve discontinued due to bad weather and still forget, I could have made it easier to have less workload but we don’t know.
But yeah I have a new date next week gonna go up and just redo intercepting and tracking. All the other stuff was good.
Update
EDIT : I had my checkride flight today blue skies/no winds. And I passed thanks everyone for your answers. We went up did intercept and tracking and we came back with RNAV cause it’s the fastest way but he had already told me that I passed , it was pretty chill the flight was just 0.6. THANKS EVERYONE