Originally Posted by
CaptainCarl
I've witnessed a DPE like this first hand. Didn't matter if he talked to you for 5 minutes or did the entire checkride, you were getting charged $450. And re-tests were $450, period. To put a cherry on top, he would show up in his brand new Beamer just so you know what your money was buying him. That guy made my blood boil
Totally agree. There should be an appeals process when dealing with schmucks like that.
Overall, the training process is incredibly broken. Although certainly a strong exercise, you can't tell me that steep turns can't be replaced with more content-valid testing material.