Originally Posted by CheapTrick

Fair point, but from behind the scenes it is pretty easy to spot someone "allegedly" sicking out to avoid a checkride. Talk to OE schedulers who sometimes will go to extraordinary lengths to hide a LC so it will get done (and not avoided.) Also, as had been stated, the LCP will check whoever shows up to fly the flight. The company shoots for - is supposed to check - 50% of our pilots every year. That stat is often stated, but in reality, DAL never hits (or perhaps rarely hits) that number.