So you’re saying that taking the checkride in a sim requires an approved 142 sim course trumps the requirement for an approved 142 course to take the checkride in a sim?
sorry...got that backwards.
either way, it’s not the DPE’s choice on how to do the checkride.
I am not sure I am understanding your first statement correctly. It reads like the same statement was made twice in a different order, so I can't follow. Either way, I agree with your last statement that its not DPE choice and needs to be part of the approved curriculum of a part 142. The main difference that I can tell between 61.183 & 61.64 (applicable to practical test in a sim) is 61.183 requires 142, & 61.64 requires 141 or 142. If I have it backwards, please correct me, but I agreed that the more restrictive 61.183 trumps 61.64 because it is more applicable to a flight instructor.