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A Flight Standards District Office (FSDO (/ ˈ f ɪ z ˌ d oʊ / FIZ-doh)) is a locally affiliated field office of the United States Federal Aviation Administration. [1]There are 78 such offices nationwide as of November 2015 physically located in every state except for Delaware, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
A Designated Pilot Examiner (commonly referred to as a DPE) is a senior pilot designated by the FAA to conduct oral examinations and inflight or flight simulator checkrides (collectively called "practical tests") with pilot applicants to determine their suitability to be issued a Pilot Certificate or additional rating on their Pilot Certificate.
Pass a required oral and practical flight test administered by a FAA designated examiner; Hold either a student or sport pilot certificate. [14] Meet the following experience requirements: 30 hours of flight time (15 hours of flight training, 3 hours of solo time, 2 hours of cross-country > 25NM) [15]
In many of these areas the federal government approves organizations (and for the FAA designated pilot examiners) to test and certify applicants who meet its standards. [ 1 ] Fields that are regulated and licensed vary among individual states .
Whitaker said that the FAA previously had 24 inspectors at Boeing and Spirit and that the number was in the low 30s now. Its target is 55 inspectors, although he did not give a date for when that ...
Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center is a regional office of the United States Federal Aviation Administration on the grounds of Will Rogers Airport in Oklahoma City. [1] [2] With around 7,500 direct federal employees, [3] the Aeronautical Center is one of the Department of Transportation's largest facilities outside the Washington, DC area, and one of the 10 largest employers in the Oklahoma ...
Alan Armstrong, a Georgia-based aviation attorney with more than 30 years of experience — including cases involving the FAA — reviewed Robbins’ letter at the request of NBC News.
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