That's strange! How do you suppose those Airlink pilots / instructors got rated on the aircraft in the first place?
Thats easy. You get an approval from CAA that a foreign TRE can approve a SA DE as its a new type on the register.
simple as that and as childish as that.
Not so fast paleface. Now we have a small problem, under part 61, the rules are the rules. Approved syllabus has to be followed, type rating has to be signed off by a DE. The instructor, that does the sim, has to have oversight.
Sounds like somebody didn't do their homework. Must say, not sure I would wanna put my TRI/TRE(DE rating) on the line. What JvJ has to realise is that he is making a series of poor calls and its all coming back to haunt him.
Couldn't happen to a nicer person.