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Examiners and inspectors near Valley International HRL

11 FAA designees are based within 50 nautical miles of Valley International in Harlingen, 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 HRL0private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanesGulf Aviation 5001 Bodenhamer Drive(956) 247-9464childsdpe@gmail.comSAN 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 SteenbockLos Fresnos, TX PIL16private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanesPort Isabel Cameron County Airport 27617 Buena Vista(956) 371-6730rsteenbock@gmail.comDELEGATION 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 BRO23 20035 State Hwy, 48(956) 431-0452diazholdings@icloud.comSouthwest Region
Michael Christopher WirschingMcallen, TX MFE31 909 East Esperanza Avenue, A(956) 949-8189michaelwirsching06@gmail.comSouthwest Region
Noel LopezMcallen, TX MFE31 5140 N 10TH ST(956) 972-1600lopeznoel@yahoo.comSouthwest 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 HRL0 2022 N 29th St(956) 579-7372jdlamt@yahoo.comSAN ANTONIO FSDO SW-17 / SAT FSDO
Rolando RodriguezHarlingen, TX HRL0Texas State Technical College 2022 North 29th Street(956) 245-4854rolando@svatexas.comSAN 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 MFE31 4311 North 27 Lane(956) 874-3315antonio.cortes65@hotmail.comBoston CMS

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

NameTownnmWorks fromTelephoneEmailFAA office
Monty Dale BryantHarlingen, TX HRL0 3110 Heritage Way(361) 946-1350monty.bryant@yahoo.comOperations Support Branch
Stephen Scott HowardBrownsville, TX BRO23 905 S. Minnesota Ave(305) 394-3144sshoward2021@yahoo.comOperations Support Branch
Stephen Eric LagerbergMcAllen, TX MFE31 2600 Hangar Ln(361) 343-6278mfe@rvainc.comOperations 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.