To provide perspective on the incident, we reached out to Local FAA designated pilot examiner and owner/instructor of AZ Dawn Sport Flying, Dawn Zurcher, to fill us in on safety procedures for ...

A designated pilot examiner, DPE, must conduct those test flights to determine if the pilot is ready. Hamlin said there are not enough DPEs to keep up with the demand.

And as he did with Bonacci, he certified about 4,000 new pilots as a designated pilot examiner. Into the wild blue yonder: The Air Force history at Joint Base McGuire-Dix Lakehurst.

Veteran pilot Delmar "Del" Schulte died in a plane crash in Cottonwood, California. Schulte, a designated pilot examiner with over 50 years of experience, was in the Aeronca Champion 7EC when it ...