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Examiners and inspectors near Northeast Alabama Regional GAD

18 FAA designees are based within 50 nautical miles of Northeast Alabama Regional in Gadsden, Alabama: 5 pilot examiners, 1 sport aviation examiner, 9 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 2 engineering representatives. The pilot examiners may test for private pilot (4), commercial and instrument (4), airline transport pilot (4), flight instructor (3), sport pilot (1) in airplanes (3), multi-engine airplanes (3), seaplanes (1), helicopters (2). Nearest first; "nm" is nautical miles from the airport to the designee's town.

Pilot examiners DPE · 5 · 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
Edward H Blount	Albertville, AL BFZ	18	private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes	Albertville Aviation 300 Aldridge Dr	(205) 616-2027	[email protected]	ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA FSDO SO-09 / BHM FSDO
Fredric Mark Newman	Pell City, AL PLR	26	private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, helicopters	St. Clair County Airport 962 Airport Rd	(205) 527-8118	[email protected]	ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA FSDO SO-09 / BHM FSDO
Mark Gregory Etheredge	Pell City, AL PLR	26	private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes	723 Pine Harbor Road, None	(205) 218-3334	[email protected]	ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA FSDO SO-09 / BHM FSDO
Greg Harper Muse	Alpine, AL SCD	38	instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates	8335 Desoto Caverns Pkwy	(256) 375-8012	[email protected]	ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA FSDO SO-09 / BHM FSDO
Timothy Phillip Knueven	Brownsboro, AL 3M5	49	private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, commercial pilot; helicopters	236 Lawler Drive	(352) 874-9768	[email protected]	ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA FSDO SO-09 / BHM 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
Kenneth Raymond Czarnecki	Arab, AL 8A1	29	private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, commercial pilot, private pilot (proficiency); helicopters	2446 Pine Lake Trail NW	(256) 506-0313	[email protected]	DELEGATION AND RESOURCE BRANCH, AFG-970

Aviation medical examiners AME · 9 · Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Andrew W Reiland	Attalla, AL GAD	7	515 THIRD ST NW	(256) 538-7273	[email protected]	Southern Region
Jose Ramon Caballero	Anniston, AL ANB	26	Jose R. Caballero, MD, LLC 901 Leighton Avenue, Suite 703	(256) 236-4845	[email protected]	Southern Region
Richard Augustin Curtin	Anniston, AL ANB	26	171 TOWN CENTER DRIVE	(256) 237-1624	[email protected]	Southern Region
Stephen Brown Henderson	Guntersville, AL 8A1	27	2308 HOMER CLAYTON DRIVE	(256) 582-2581	[email protected]	Southern Region
Marlon Chad Williamson	Fort Payne, AL 4A9	35	617 Gault Ave N	(256) 697-0750	[email protected]	Southern Region
Bruce Myles Pava	Birmingham, AL BHM	41	52 Medical Park Drive East, SUITE 317	(205) 599-3990	[email protected]	Southern Region
Chauncey Benedict Thuss	Birmingham, AL BHM	41	2700 10th Avenue South, Suite 103, Building 2	(205) 930-2910	[email protected]	Southern Region
Dakota Lange Price	Birmingham, AL BHM	41	1308 Tuscaloosa Ave Sw	(205) 679-6325	[email protected]	Southern Region
James Sullivan	Birmingham, AL BHM	41	PARKWAY MEDICAL CENTER 1160 HUFFMAN RD	(205) 815-5000	[email protected]	Southern 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
Nathan Eric McFerrin	Albertville, AL BFZ	18	The Aviation College at Snead State 24 Aviation Way	(205) 641-0124	[email protected]	ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA FSDO SO-09 / BHM FSDO

Engineering representatives DER-T · 2 · Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Debra Whittaker	Anniston, AL ANB	26	2956 Old Gadsden Hwy	(205) 746-9511	[email protected]	East Certification Branch
Robert Wigfield	Chelsea, AL EET	49	2009 Lime Creek Drive	(251) 272-0523	[email protected]	East Certification 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 Alabama · by state.