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Examiners and inspectors near Rick Husband Amarillo International AMA

6 FAA designees are based within 50 nautical miles of Rick Husband Amarillo International in Amarillo, Texas: 1 pilot examiner, 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner. The pilot examiners may test for private pilot (1), commercial and instrument (1), airline transport pilot (1), flight instructor (1) in airplanes (1), multi-engine airplanes (1). Nearest first; "nm" is nautical miles from the airport to the designee's town.

Pilot examiners DPE · 1 · Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings

NameTownnmMay test forWorks fromTelephoneEmailFAA office
Richard Lee RidenourAmarillo, TX AMA0private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanesRidenour Aviation Services 12001 EQUESTRIAN TRAIL(806) 690-8593richridenour@earthlink.netLUBBOCK FSDO SW-13 / LBB FSDO

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

NameTownnmWorks fromTelephoneEmailFAA office
Carlos A ArcheAmarillo, TX AMA0 12650 Wild Horse Trail(806) 567-2324caarche@gmail.comSouthwest Region
Jason HemmerichAmarillo, TX AMA0AMA Flight Surgeons 12950 Wild Horse Trail(806) 567-2324texasflyers1@gmail.comSouthwest Region
Thomas Jefferson HickmanAmarillo, TX AMA0 12650 Wild Horse Trail(806) 567-2324tjhickman3@hotmail.comSouthwest Region
Lauren Leigh KnightDumas, TX DUX41 110 S. Bliss Street(806) 935-1900lknight@mchd.netSouthwest Region

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

NameTownnmWorks fromTelephoneEmailFAA office
Terry Lynn SmithAmarillo, TX AMA0Amarillo College 1310 F Ave, 1310 F Ave(806) 290-5321tlsmith27@actx.eduLUBBOCK FSDO SW-13 / LBB 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 Texas · by state.