Originally Posted by
btwissel
CFI's endorsment, CFI's choice.
they're signing away their CFI every time they sign you off for a checkride
that said, if your CFI refuses to send you to the DPE you like, walk across the ramp to your old FBO, and get someone to fly with you for 3hrs, and sign you off.
If a CFI is signing away their CFI certificate everytime they endorse a checkride, then they must not be a very competent CFI... I had full faith in all of my students to do the right thing and be able to meet (and 99% of the time exceed the PTS). A student's busted checkride is no big deal for a CFI, unless of course every student they send fails the ride. In that case I'd say that you have an instructing issue, not one with the DPE or student.