Airports · Cottonwood Airport · examiners in Illinois · FAA locator read October 10, 2026

Examiners and inspectors near Cottonwood Airport 1C8

46 FAA designees are based within 50 nautical miles of Cottonwood Airport in Rockford, Illinois: 11 pilot examiners, 4 sport aviation examiners, 13 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 6 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 4 engineering representatives, 2 aircraft dispatcher examiners, 1 training center examiner, 1 administrative pilot examiner. The pilot examiners may test for private pilot (11), commercial and instrument (9), airline transport pilot (4), flight instructor (7), sport pilot (3) in airplanes (11), multi-engine airplanes (5), seaplanes (1), helicopters (2). Nearest first; "nm" is nautical miles from the airport to the designee's town.

Pilot examiners DPE · 11 · Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings

Name	Town	nm	May test for	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Fred Arthur Sweet	Poplar Grove, IL C77	13	private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes	11619 IL-76	(815) 670-1667	[email protected]	GREATER CHICAGO FSDO GL-03 / CHI FSDO
Christopher Timothy Anderson	Janesville, WI JVL	20	private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters	1820 N CLAREMONT DRIVE	(608) 290-4700	[email protected]	MILWAUKEE FSDO GL-13 / MKE FSDO
Brandon Kuhn	Lake in the Hills, IL 3CK	37	private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes	Blue Skies Flying Services 8411 Pyott Road	(815) 276-1356	[email protected]	GREATER CHICAGO FSDO GL-03 / CHI FSDO
Michael Biewenga	Lake in the Hills, IL 3CK	37	private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes	Blue Skies Flying Services 8411 Pyott Road	(847) 208-6785	[email protected]	GREATER CHICAGO FSDO GL-03 / CHI FSDO
John Quinn Fulgenzi	Algonquin, IL 3CK	38	private pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes	3 Queensbury Ct	(815) 236-8646	[email protected]	GREATER CHICAGO FSDO GL-03 / CHI FSDO
David Mckinney Monroe	Cary, IL 3CK	40	private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes	6413 KINGSBRIDGE DR	(847) 736-8171	[email protected]	GREATER CHICAGO FSDO GL-03 / CHI FSDO
Jay Christopher Rud	Aurora, IL ARR	43	private pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes	J.A. Flight Training 43W772 U.S. 30	(815) 557-5221	[email protected]	GREATER CHICAGO FSDO GL-03 / CHI FSDO
Gail Sue Lapook	Wauconda, IL C81	44	private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes	155 E. MILL STREET	(708) 601-6219	[email protected]	GREATER CHICAGO FSDO GL-03 / CHI FSDO
Donald Goss	Grayslake, IL C81	47	private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes	1016 Harris Road	(847) 226-7326	[email protected]	GREATER CHICAGO FSDO GL-03 / CHI FSDO
David Klein	Antioch, IL 49C	48	private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters	940 Water Thrush Court	(973) 879-5740	[email protected]	GREATER CHICAGO FSDO GL-03 / CHI FSDO
Logan Arlis	West Chicago, IL DPA	48	private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes	Dupage Airport 2700 International Dr.	(630) 327-8074	[email protected]	GREATER CHICAGO FSDO GL-03 / CHI FSDO

Sport aviation examiners SAE · 4 · Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft

Name	Town	nm	May test for	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Steven Paul Kirik	Rockford, IL 1C8	0	private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes	Code1 Aviation 1601 Grumman Dr.	(309) 269-3871	[email protected]	DELEGATION AND RESOURCE BRANCH, AFG-970
James Curtis Bair	Walworth, WI 7V3	26	private pilot; airplanes	W7145 Beloit Rd.	(262) 745-3299	[email protected]	DELEGATION AND RESOURCE BRANCH, AFG-970
Edward Clifford Finnegan	Cary, IL 3CK	40	private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes	69 Mohawk St.	(847) 226-0777	[email protected]	DELEGATION AND RESOURCE BRANCH, AFG-970
Michael Louis Hudetz	Batavia, IL DPA	46		771 Bailey Drive	(630) 664-1892	[email protected]	DELEGATION AND RESOURCE BRANCH, AFG-970

Aviation medical examiners AME · 13 · Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Kenneth Lawrence Klein	Roscoe, IL 44C	10	5605 EAST ROCKTON ROAD	(815) 525-4400	[email protected]	Great Lakes Region
John Peter Frey	Monroe, WI EFT	28	515 22ND AVE	(608) 324-2214	[email protected]	Great Lakes Region
David E Augustine	Lake Geneva, WI C59	34	Hwys 50 and N2950 WI-50	(262) 245-0535	[email protected]	Great Lakes Region
Stuart Michael Lesser	Crystal Lake, IL 3CK	36	1095 PINGREE STE #108	(815) 459-6655	[email protected]	Great Lakes Region
George William Urban	Lake in the Hills, IL 3CK	37	170 North Lakewood Road	(224) 569-4000	[email protected]	Great Lakes Region
Brian J Chudik	Algonquin, IL 3CK	38	600 S RANDALL RD	(224) 783-4310	[email protected]	Great Lakes Region
Kristin Kay Cassidy	Twin Lakes, WI 49C	42	700 N. LAKE AVENUE, SUITE 102	(262) 877-2124	[email protected]	Great Lakes Region
Basil Spyropoulos	Elgin, IL 06C	43	370 Summit St, #5	(847) 741-0372	[email protected]	Great Lakes Region
Gregory L Ostrom	Elgin, IL 06C	43	370 SUMMIT ST	(847) 741-0372	[email protected]	Great Lakes Region
Niko Ian Keys	St Charles, IL DPA	43	333 N Randall Rd	(630) 745-0660	[email protected]	Great Lakes Region
Peter Kerwin	Sugar Grove, IL ARR	43	43W700 US Rt 30	(630) 352-9474	[email protected]	Great Lakes Region
Faarina Arshad Khan	Batavia, IL DPA	46	1180 W Wilson Street, Suite E	(630) 879-5700	[email protected]	Great Lakes Region
Khalil Y Karim	West Chicago, IL DPA	48	32W751 W Tower Road	(708) 450-7788	[email protected]	Great Lakes Region

Mechanic examiners DME · 2 · Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant)

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Douglas Allan Kasprzak	Rockford, IL 1C8	0	Rock Valley College 6045 Cessna Drive	(815) 441-3521	[email protected]	GREATER CHICAGO FSDO GL-03 / CHI FSDO
Todd William Morgan	Rockford, IL 1C8	0	Rock Valley College 6045 Cessna Drive	(815) 921-3013	[email protected]	GREATER CHICAGO FSDO GL-03 / CHI FSDO

Airworthiness representatives (maintenance) DAR-T · 2 · Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
James Nicholas Rezich	Winnebago, IL 1C8	6	611 SOUTH CHURCH STREET	(815) 494-8115	[email protected]	GREATER CHICAGO FSDO GL-03 / CHI FSDO
Thomas Dell Soerens	St Charles, IL DPA	43	1706 DIVISION STREET	(630) 770-9329	[email protected]	GREATER CHICAGO FSDO GL-03 / CHI FSDO

Airworthiness representatives (manufacturing) DAR-F · 6 · Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Jeffery Lee Vardell	Davis Junction, IL RFD	11	5000 North Highway 251	(815) 393-4600	[email protected]	Minneapolis CMS
Kathleen Sue Lupont	Davis Junction, IL RFD	11	Skandia, Inc. 5000 N. Hwy. 251	(815) 393-6896	[email protected]	Minneapolis CMS
Marta Kathryn Stauffer	Davis Junction, IL RFD	11	Skandia Inc. 5000 N. Highway 251	(815) 393-4600	[email protected]	Minneapolis CMS
Emmet M Skroch	Sleepy Hollow, IL 3CK	39	4 Plum Court	(847) 428-5610	[email protected]	Minneapolis CMS
John M Bailey	Burlington, WI BUU	44	709 Airport Drive	(262) 763-5100	[email protected]	Minneapolis CMS
Jarod Glenn Adams	Lake Villa, IL C81	48	New Gen Aerospace Corporation 290 Park Avenue	(414) 265-6255	[email protected]	Minneapolis CMS

Engineering representatives DER-T · 4 · Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Mark T Grace	Rockton, IL 44C	9	816 Pin Oak Rd	(815) 742-3552	[email protected]	Central Certification Branch
Brandon Thomas Sayles	Monroe, WI EFT	28	N2937 N 18th Ave.	(608) 474-2800	[email protected]	Central Certification Branch
Robert J Bohm	Monroe, WI EFT	28	336 26TH ST	(608) 558-7963	[email protected]	Central Certification Branch
Krunal Kishor Patel	Streamwood, IL 06C	46	266 HACKBERRY DR	(630) 589-7132	[email protected]	Central Certification Branch

Aircraft dispatcher examiners DADE · 2 · Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
David Dana Conklin	Algonquin, IL 3CK	38	531 Clover Drive	(847) 828-2753	[email protected]	CHICAGO CMO GL-31 / CHI CMO
Joseph Thomas Vickers	West Chicago, IL DPA	48	AVEL Flight School 3N040 Powis Rd, West Chicago, IL 60185	(708) 882-6438	[email protected]	CHICAGO CMO GL-31 / CHI CMO

Training center examiners DCTO-E · 1 · Designee at a certificated training organisation

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Lance Denham	Janesville, WI JVL	20	3926 S. Oakhill Ave.	(608) 359-9015	[email protected]	Operations Support Branch

Administrative pilot examiners Admin-PE · 1 · Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Robert Samuel Werderich	West Chicago, IL DPA	48	Illinois Aviation Academy 32w751 Tower Road	(630) 513-2224	[email protected]	GREATER CHICAGO FSDO GL-03 / CHI FSDO

Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. A designee's functions are the FAA's own codes (DPE-PE-ASEL is a pilot examiner for the private certificate in single-engine airplanes), spelled out here for pilot examiners. Click a column heading to sort. All designees in Illinois · by state.