Originally Posted by
ExperimentalAB
DE's and Inspectors are really the same - they're all just bullies with plastic badges. One is just motivated by greed and money while the other is motivated by an inferiority-complex and deep hatred of Pilots.
That may be true where you went, but I love the DPE's around here. They're great guys and they're less expensive than most. Both the guys I use are really instructors at heart and, while they take the ride very seriously, they just want you to be a good instructor. I unfortunately had my initial ride with my school's POI, and it was long, but he was a real professional.