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Examiners and inspectors near Watervliet Municipal 40C

26 FAA designees are based within 50 nautical miles of Watervliet Municipal in Watervliet, Michigan: 3 pilot examiners, 1 sport aviation examiner, 14 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners. The pilot examiners may test for private pilot (3), commercial and instrument (3), airline transport pilot (2), flight instructor (3), sport pilot (1) in airplanes (3), multi-engine airplanes (3). Nearest first; "nm" is nautical miles from the airport to the designee's town.

Pilot examiners DPE · 3 · 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
Jason Blair	Allegan, MI 35D	27	private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes	Allegan Airport 740 Grand St.	(269) 275-7959	[email protected]	GRAND RAPIDS FSDO GL-09 / GRR FSDO
Todd Daniel Haifley	Three Rivers, MI HAI	33	private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes	Three Rivers Municipal Airport Flight Line Dr	(269) 720-4772	[email protected]	GRAND RAPIDS FSDO GL-09 / GRR FSDO
Edmond William Verville	Battle Creek, MI BTL	45	private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes	237 N. Helmer Rd	(269) 207-5864	[email protected]	GRAND RAPIDS FSDO GL-09 / GRR FSDO

Sport aviation examiners SAE · 1 · 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
Darrell Eugene Martin	Goshen, IN GSH	45		26456 CR 40	(574) 361-1557	[email protected]	DELEGATION AND RESOURCE BRANCH, AFG-970

Aviation medical examiners AME · 14 · Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Edmond Flood Feeks	St. Joseph, MI BEH	13	3900 Hollywood Road	(269) 408-4171	[email protected]	Great Lakes Region
John Michael Stafford	St Joseph, MI BEH	13	3800 HOLLYWOOD ROAD	(269) 428-2552	[email protected]	Great Lakes Region
Justin Sybesma	Saint Joseph, MI BEH	13	183 Peace Blvd	(269) 428-3500	[email protected]	Great Lakes Region
Mark Schmeltz	Granger, IN EKM	28	Beacon Medical Group Bittersweet 12340 BITTERSWEET COMMONS BLVD.	(574) 271-8610	[email protected]	Great Lakes Region
Harley W Yoder	Elkhart, IN EKM	31	25651 CR 20	(574) 522-1201	[email protected]	Great Lakes Region
Michael William Berneking	Kalamazoo, MI AZO	31	6789 Elm Valley Drive	(269) 341-8938	[email protected]	Great Lakes Region
Brian Jay Dykstra	Three Rivers, MI HAI	33	Three Rivers Municipal Airport Flight Clinic 1200 Flight Line Dr.	(269) 370-2356	[email protected]	Great Lakes Region
Daniel Jesse Berger	Bristol, IN 0IN	35	304 E Vistula Street	(574) 848-4039	[email protected]	Great Lakes Region
Mark Stephen Schultz	Zealand, MI Z98	40	Ottawa Executive Airport 5923 Byron Road	(616) 401-3023	[email protected]	Great Lakes Region
Christopher Dennis Powers	Laporte, IN PPO	41	2341 S State Rd 39	(765) 506-9035	[email protected]	Great Lakes Region
Eric P Wohlrab	La Porte, IN PPO	44	Aeromedical at Aerometals 1201 E Lincolnway	(219) 363-1976	[email protected]	Great Lakes Region
Dicky G Bhagat	Goshen, IN GSH	45	2240 Karisa Dr, Suite 1	(574) 534-6757	[email protected]	Great Lakes Region
Gregory Arthur Pinnell	Battle Creek, MI BTL	45	Western Michigan University College of Aviation, 237 N. Helmer Rd	(989) 245-4494	[email protected]	Great Lakes Region
Scott Bennett Brasseur	Caledonia, MI GRR	47	7101 Broadmoor Ave. SE	(269) 235-9765	[email protected]	Great Lakes Region

Mechanic examiners DME · 1 · Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant)

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Jeremy Hierholzer	Battle Creek, MI BTL	45	Western Michigan University College of Aviation 237 Helmer Rd North	(269) 270-8776	[email protected]	GRAND RAPIDS FSDO GL-09 / GRR 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
Christopher John Vanderweide	Battle Creek, MI BTL	45	165 Grand Castle Ter	(269) 720-4279	[email protected]	GRAND RAPIDS FSDO GL-09 / GRR FSDO
Jonathan Paul Blosser	Nappanee, IN C03	47	24292 US HIGHWAY 6	(574) 453-0251	[email protected]	GRAND RAPIDS FSDO GL-09 / GRR FSDO

Airworthiness representatives (manufacturing) DAR-F · 1 · Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Lonnie F Ackerman	Byron Center, MI 41C	43	1054 Shore Pointe Dr. SW	(616) 581-6013	[email protected]	Vandalia CMS

Engineering representatives DER-T · 1 · Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Travis A Wilcox	Battle Creek, MI BTL	45	5420 Beckley Road, Suite A #233	(269) 986-2333	[email protected]	Central Certification Branch

Parachute rigger examiners DPRE · 1 · Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Terry Ray Urban	Portage, MI AZO	28	211 CHERRYVIEW DRIVE	(269) 569-5440	[email protected]	GRAND RAPIDS FSDO GL-09 / GRR FSDO

Administrative pilot examiners Admin-PE · 2 · Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Thomas Charles Grossman	Battle Creek, MI BTL	45	Western Michigan University, College of Aviation 237 Helmer Rd. N	(269) 964-4029	[email protected]	GRAND RAPIDS FSDO GL-09 / GRR FSDO
Thomas James McLaughlin	Battle Creek, MI BTL	45	Western Michigan University 237 North Helmer Road	(269) 207-6879	[email protected]	GRAND RAPIDS FSDO GL-09 / GRR 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 Michigan · by state.