Honestly, if I were in these guys shoes, I'd likely NOT check the box for 709 ride and do what Rick suggested in post #46.

Lets face it, the INTENT of the question on the application is whether or not you've taken a 709 ride, etc because of something YOU DID. Not because of the misconduct of another individual (who represents the FAA none-the-less) that the applicant likely had little idea about.

Of course, if you KNOWINGLY went to this particular DPE because of him just handing out certs and you knowingly were aware that he'd likely get busted and you'd have to be reexamined, then I have less sympathy.

At the end of the day, we need to do away with the computer being a firewall to selecting apps for interview. I mean....after all with the current method...freakin Sully of all guys, would be called in for an interview after someone with no accident on their record. That is asinine to the core.

Exactly. We need to go back to the days where pilots hired pilots. I mean.......they are the ones who will have to spend 4 days at a time with said individual, and have a vested interest in weeding out the bad apples.