Originally Posted by USMCFLYR

DPEs aren't regionally restricted anymore.
If they are traveling to you - are you paying their travel expenses now?
Airline/POV gas/Hotel/Per Diem?
You know - most of the things that professional pilots expect to be paid when they are flying or doing flying related duties?

You can always get an ASI to do that ride.
For now maybe - but they really are trying to divest themselves of flying and turning most (if not all) over to the DPEs.