Tim,
I'm really interested in the 709 ride you described.
I've had friends go through them and I've been retained by pilots who were required to go through them. None of the pilots had any problem and each one came away saying the inspector took some pains to keep the session low key and low stress. The inspectors I know who give the rides say they rarely see a problem, and when they do it's usually a guy who is pretty old and hasn't admitted to himself that it's time to stop flying.
Nevertheless, I know there are some hideously bad inspectors out there who have been known to unload on pilots they don't like and the 709 ride is potentially a vehicle to do so. I've seen inspectors go after pilots, I just haven't seen the 709 ride used to do it.
Can you tell us more about this situation?
Thanks,
Rick
