Such arrogance ...
Indeed JD
As BEagle mentions, this is all a storm in a tea cup, there have been so few occasions where I haven't signed someones log book after the 1 hour flight that I can count them on the fingers of my hand. Apart from the two examples I've already mentioned, I've never had to refuse to sign anything as the PPL themself has realised they fall well below par and has asked for more training off their own back and acknowledged their own shortcomings.
So why be so dogmatic with your continuing arguments? To massage your own ego about how you have power of life and death over 'mere' PPL's as you are an all powerful Instructor?
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I will usually chuck in an emergency or two, but I'll generally do that on any flight.
If you did that to me without briefing or my agreement on my "Training Flight", I'd land and offload you ... and without any payment!
Likewise, as would I and I would expect any student of mine to do the same.
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The 1 hour training flight has no guidance other than the single statement in LASORS, a very different thing from anything an AME will do.
And again LASORS is not the law or regulations or even guidance from the CAA, it is a single persons subjective opinion.
I am sorry SAS but you have set your self up as the law and woebetitde anyone who does not meet your standards. I am afraid the AME analogy that you are arguing against is actually quite correct and no matter how much wriggling you do to try and get out of it you are quite simply wrong.
As Instructors we have a responsibility to follow the rules as set so that we set a good example to those that we teach. If we start to make up our own rules and interpretations of rules how do we set that good example? We have to practice what we preach. In persisting in this line of argument you have merely become a shining example of how to ignore the rules and regulations as written. So perhaps if you brought your licence to me for revalidation I might have to consider not signing as you have clearly demonstrated a penchant for ignoring the regulations. This would make me ask what else you are modifying to suit yourself. The training curriculum, weight and balance, performance?
Oh hang on, I can't do that as my examiner role for revalidation is merely to check that the paperwork is in order........