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Examiners and inspectors near Brownsville/South Padre Island International BRO

11 FAA designees are based within 50 nautical miles of Brownsville/South Padre Island International in Brownsville, Texas: 1 pilot examiner, 1 sport aviation examiner, 3 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 3 training center examiners. The pilot examiners may test for private pilot (1), commercial and instrument (1), flight instructor (1) in 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
Brian David ChildsHarlingen, TX HRL23private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanesGulf Aviation 5001 Bodenhamer Drive(956) 247-9464[email protected]SAN ANTONIO FSDO SW-17 / SAT FSDO

Sport aviation examiners SAE · 1 · Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft

NameTownnmMay test forWorks fromTelephoneEmailFAA office
Robert Allan SteenbockBrownsville, TX BRO0private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes 505 AMELIA EARHART(956) 371-6730[email protected]DELEGATION AND RESOURCE BRANCH, AFG-970

Aviation medical examiners AME · 3 · Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold

NameTownnmWorks fromTelephoneEmailFAA office
Antonio Manuel DiazBrownsville, TX BRO0 20035 State Hwy, 48(956) 431-0452[email protected]Southwest Region
Michael Christopher WirschingMcallen, TX MFE48 909 East Esperanza Avenue, A(956) 949-8189[email protected]Southwest Region
Noel LopezMcallen, TX MFE49 5140 N 10TH ST(956) 972-1600[email protected]Southwest Region

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

NameTownnmWorks fromTelephoneEmailFAA office
Jose de Leon OlavarrietaHarlingen, TX HRL23 2022 N 29th St(956) 579-7372[email protected]SAN ANTONIO FSDO SW-17 / SAT FSDO
Rolando RodriguezHarlingen, TX HRL23Texas State Technical College 2022 North 29th Street(956) 245-4854[email protected]SAN ANTONIO FSDO SW-17 / SAT FSDO

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

NameTownnmWorks fromTelephoneEmailFAA office
Antonio CortesMcallen, TX MFE49 4311 North 27 Lane(956) 874-3315[email protected]Boston CMS

Training center examiners DCTO-E · 3 · Designee at a certificated training organisation

NameTownnmWorks fromTelephoneEmailFAA office
Stephen Scott HowardBrownsville, TX BRO0 905 S. Minnesota Ave(305) 394-3144[email protected]Operations Support Branch
Monty Dale BryantHarlingen, TX HRL23 3110 Heritage Way(361) 946-1350[email protected]Operations Support Branch
Stephen Eric LagerbergMcAllen, TX MFE48 2600 Hangar Ln(361) 343-6278[email protected]Operations Support Branch

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.