Examiners and inspectors near Joe Foss Field FSD
14 FAA designees are based within 50 nautical miles of Joe Foss Field in Sioux Falls, South Dakota: 6 pilot examiners, 8 aviation medical examiners. The pilot examiners may test for private pilot (6), commercial and instrument (5), airline transport pilot (2), flight instructor (3), sport pilot (1), type ratings (1) in airplanes (5), multi-engine airplanes (5), seaplanes (1), balloons (1). Nearest first; "nm" is nautical miles from the airport to the designee's town.
Pilot examiners DPE · 6 · Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings
| Name | Town | nm | May test for | Works from | Telephone | FAA office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kay Ann West | Sioux Falls, SD FSD | 0 | private pilot, commercial pilot; balloons | 5507 S. EASTWIND AVENUE | (605) 360-4432 | kaysky@aol.com | DELEGATION AND RESOURCE BRANCH, AFG-970 |
| Tucker Ulmer | Sioux Falls, SD FSD | 0 | private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes | 5208 E lake placid Circle | (605) 840-1605 | tucker.ulmer@gmail.com | RAPID CITY FSDO GL-27 / RAP FSDO |
| Rick Vanderweide | Renner, SD FSD | 5 | private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes | 47515 255th st | (605) 929-8466 | sixwillwin@gmail.com | RAPID CITY FSDO GL-27 / RAP FSDO |
| Morris Alan Riggin | Madison, SD MDS | 30 | private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes | Riggin Flight Service 1600 AIRPORT DRIVE | (605) 256-9774 | riggin-flight-service@hotmail.com | RAPID CITY FSDO GL-27 / RAP FSDO |
| Daniel Dean Vander Weide | Orange City, IA SXK | 44 | private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes | 1206 2ND ST SW | (712) 540-4142 | e120flyboy@hotmail.com | DELEGATION AND RESOURCE BRANCH, AFG-970 |
| Sheldon Andrew Rasmussen | Brookings, SD BKX | 44 | private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency); airplanes, multi-engine airplanes | 1505 West 8th Street South | (605) 695-5216 | rasmussen4@swiftel.net | RAPID CITY FSDO GL-27 / RAP FSDO |
Aviation medical examiners AME · 8 · Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold
| Name | Town | nm | Works from | Telephone | FAA office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laila Lobo | Sioux Falls, SD FSD | 0 | 7600 S Minnesota Ave, Unit 101 | (605) 271-9000 | drlobolaila@gmail.com | Great Lakes Region |
| Mark K Huntington | Sioux Falls, SD FSD | 0 | CENTER FOR FAMILY MEDICINE 1115 EAST 20TH STREET | (605) 339-1783 | mark.huntington@usd.edu | Great Lakes Region |
| Richard James Howard | Sioux Falls, SD FSD | 0 | 6301 S Minnesota Ave, Ste 300 | (605) 334-1930 | dick@richardhowardmd.com | Great Lakes Region |
| Jill Delora Kruse | Brookings, SD BKX | 44 | Flight Time Medical 415 Red Twig Drive | (605) 736-0035 | dr.jill@kruseanderson.com | Great Lakes Region |
| Jonathan C Grossmann | Orange City, IA SXK | 44 | 1000 LINCOLN CIRCLE, SE STE 100 | (712) 737-2000 | jongrossmann@gmail.com | Central Region |
| Matt Neil Bien | Brookings, SD BKX | 44 | 400 22ND STREET | (605) 697-9500 | matt.bien@avera.org | Great Lakes Region |
| Garrett Sterk | Sibley, IA ISB | 45 | Avera Medical Group Sibley 600 9th Ave N | (712) 754-3658 | garrett.sterk@avera.org | Central Region |
| Samuel K Park | Sibley, IA ISB | 45 | Avera Medical Group - Sibley 600 9th Ave North Box 277 | (712) 754-2900 | bocgsam@gmail.com | Central Region |
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 South Dakota · by state.