Originally Posted by
itsmytime
help me understand this “tipping” business. Is that above and beyond the check ride fee? So it’s ok to charge $1000 for a ride, but not accept a $300 tip? Might be why rides have gotten so expensive. DPE’s are building a tip into the fee.
No......he was charging for the checkride (doing it on his off hours).
The news media called them tips.
As an ASI he wasn’t suppose to be giving checkrides out side of business and Feds don’t charge for checkrides.
This newest guy I thought at one time was an ASI, but was currently a DPE.