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Examiners and inspectors near Lake Ann Airway Estates Airport 4M0

11 FAA designees are based within 50 nautical miles of Lake Ann Airway Estates Airport in Traverse City, Michigan: 4 pilot examiners, 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 engineering representative, 1 administrative pilot examiner. The pilot examiners may test for private pilot (4), commercial and instrument (4), airline transport pilot (2), flight instructor (4), sport pilot (1) in airplanes (4), multi-engine airplanes (4), seaplanes (2). Nearest first; "nm" is nautical miles from the airport to the designee's town.

Pilot examiners DPE · 4 · 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
Anthony Connaghan	Cedar, MI Y87	12	private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes	5600 E Kabot Rd	(231) 409-0176	[email protected]	GRAND RAPIDS FSDO GL-09 / GRR FSDO
Edward Charles Shipman	Traverse City, MI TVC	14	private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes	Giving Wings Aviation 1170 Airport Access Road	(313) 575-4020	[email protected]	GRAND RAPIDS FSDO GL-09 / GRR FSDO
Todd Armstrong Zrimec	Traverse City, MI TVC	14	private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes	519 LEEWARD CT	(231) 218-1454	[email protected]	GRAND RAPIDS FSDO GL-09 / GRR FSDO
Kevin Paul Spaulding	Cadillac, MI CAD	33	private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes	Wexford County Airport Te 8040 E 34 Rd	(231) 878-3316	[email protected]	GRAND RAPIDS FSDO GL-09 / GRR FSDO

Aviation medical examiners AME · 4 · Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Darryl Francis Lesoski	Traverse City, MI TVC	14	Foster Family Community Health Center, 550 Munson Avenue	(231) 935-8590	[email protected]	Great Lakes Region
Derek Edward Pyne	Traverse City, MI TVC	14	3643 W Front St STE C	(231) 935-0614	[email protected]	Great Lakes Region
Jeffrey Kyff	Traverse City, MI TVC	14	1100 Airport Access Rd., 45 North	(231) 206-0788	[email protected]	Great Lakes Region
Nathan Edward March	Traverse City, MI TVC	14	4290 Copper Ridge Drive, Ste 200	(231) 935-8930	[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
scott michael welch	traverse city, MI TVC	14	northwestern michigan college 2550 aeropark drive	(231) 709-3912	[email protected]	GRAND RAPIDS FSDO GL-09 / GRR FSDO

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
Kurt A Creager	Traverse City, MI TVC	14	4785 Black Bear Dr	(616) 826-1582	[email protected]	Central Certification 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
Alexander Ian George Bloye	Traverse City, MI TVC	14	Northwestern Michigan College 2600 Aero Park Dr	(231) 995-2929	[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.