Examiners and inspectors near Chautauqua County/Jamestown JHW
7 FAA designees are based within 50 nautical miles of Chautauqua County/Jamestown in Jamestown, New York: 2 pilot examiners, 5 aviation medical examiners. The pilot examiners may test for private pilot (2), commercial and instrument (2), flight instructor (2), sport pilot (2) in airplanes (2), multi-engine airplanes (1). Nearest first; "nm" is nautical miles from the airport to the designee's town.
Pilot examiners DPE · 2 · Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings
| Name | Town | nm | May test for | Works from | Telephone | FAA office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis James Nalbone | Ashville, NY JHW | 8 | private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes | 3706 Victoria Road | (716) 679-6938 | ljn6568@gmail.com | ROCHESTER FSDO EA-23 / ROC FSDO |
| Lester Ray Zook | North East, PA D88 | 26 | private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes | 8285 GULF RD | (814) 460-3408 | lester.zook@gmail.com | ALLEGHENY FSDO EA-03 / AGC FSDO |
Aviation medical examiners AME · 5 · Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold
| Name | Town | nm | Works from | Telephone | FAA office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence R Plumb | Hamburg, NY 4G2 | 36 | 5037 LAKESHORE ROAD | (716) 560-9995 | lrplumb@aol.com | Eastern Region |
| Edward John Mcvay | Erie, PA ERI | 41 | The Occupational Health Center-East side 4950 Buffalo Road | (814) 897-2557 | edward.mcvay@ahn.org | Eastern Region |
| Jennifer Marie Ruh | Orchard Park, NY 9G0 | 43 | 3725 NORTH BUFFALO ROAD | (716) 508-4040 | jruhmd@gmail.com | Eastern Region |
| Richard Joseph Ruh | Orchard Park, NY 9G0 | 43 | 3670 SOUTH BENZING RD | (716) 662-5357 | rjruh@aol.com | Eastern Region |
| Thomas Edward Degrave | Orchard Park, NY 9G0 | 43 | 3670 Benzing Road | (716) 662-5357 | tddomer82@aol.com | Eastern 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 New York · by state.