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Examiners and inspectors near John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County JST

23 FAA designees are based within 50 nautical miles of John Murtha Johnstown/Cambria County in Johnstown, Pennsylvania: 4 pilot examiners, 6 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 5 aircrew program designees, 1 training center examiner, 1 administrative pilot examiner. The pilot examiners may test for private pilot (4), commercial and instrument (3), flight instructor (2), sport pilot (1) in airplanes (3), multi-engine airplanes (1), gliders (1). Nearest first; "nm" is nautical miles from the airport to the designee's town.

Pilot examiners DPE · 4 · Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings

NameTownnmMay test forWorks fromTelephoneEmailFAA office
Richard Michael MorningAltoona, PA AOO24private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes 110 41st St(850) 516-5776bertengineer@yahoo.comALLEGHENY FSDO EA-03 / AGC FSDO
Charles Edward SargentLatrobe, PA LBE26private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes 148 Aviation Lane(724) 513-7274chuck.sargent@yahoo.comALLEGHENY FSDO EA-03 / AGC FSDO
Piet Edward BarberWiley Ford, WV CBE42private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; glidersGreater Cumberland Regional Airport 165 Terminal Loop(703) 951-7438pb@pietbarber.comDELEGATION AND RESOURCE BRANCH, AFG-970
Stanley Michael ShimkusIrwin, PA 31D43private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot; airplanes 14341 Roberta Dr(704) 998-8430smshimkus@comcast.netALLEGHENY FSDO EA-03 / AGC FSDO

Aviation medical examiners AME · 6 · Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold

NameTownnmWorks fromTelephoneEmailFAA office
Christopher Scott PoggiSomerset, PA 2G919 277 NEILAN ROAD(814) 443-3637christopher.poggi@gmail.comEastern Region
Jason Paul RasefskeBlairsville, PA IDI21Indiana Regional Medical Center Urgent Care and Occupational Health 25 Colony Boulevard, Suite 101(724) 459-1700jprasefske@comcast.netEastern Region
Stephen MillsLatrobe, PA LBE26 100 Excela Health Drive, Suite 201(724) 537-1435stephen.mills@independence.healthEastern Region
Richard Scott KaplanMonroeville, PA 31D43 4140 Monroeville Boulevard, Suite 1(724) 430-5319rkaplan@umrpc.comEastern Region
Fernand Noel ParentMonongahela, PA FWQ46 426 WEST MAIN ST(724) 258-7700fnparentjr@comcast.netEastern Region
Jeffrey Jay BernsteinWesternport, MD 1W349Mountain Laurel Medical Center 22221 Westernport Rd SW(240) 774-0204jjbernstein1@comcast.netEastern Region

Mechanic examiners DME · 3 · Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant)

NameTownnmWorks fromTelephoneEmailFAA office
Michael Frederick BasaraWest Mifflin, PA AGC49Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics 5 Allegheny County Airport(843) 484-2414mbasara@pia.eduCOLUMBIA FSDO SO-13 / CAE FSDO
Randall Alan ReynoldsWest Mifflin, PA AGC49Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics 5 Allegheny County Airport(412) 419-4005rreynolds@pia.eduALLEGHENY FSDO EA-03 / AGC FSDO
Thomas Scott OkeefeWest Mifflin, PA AGC49Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics 5 Allegheny County Airport(412) 901-7670tokeefe@pia.eduALLEGHENY FSDO EA-03 / AGC FSDO

Airworthiness representatives (maintenance) DAR-T · 1 · Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service

NameTownnmWorks fromTelephoneEmailFAA office
Gary Bruce PotochnikAcme, PA P4529 783 W MOUNTIAN VIEW RD(724) 875-7640garyp@av-essentials.comALLEGHENY FSDO EA-03 / AGC FSDO

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

NameTownnmWorks fromTelephoneEmailFAA office
Gary Bruce PotochnikAcme, PA P4529 783 W Mountain View Rd(724) 875-7640garyp@av-essentials.comNew Cumberland CMS

Engineering representatives DER-T · 1 · Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf

NameTownnmWorks fromTelephoneEmailFAA office
Brian Winfield MillardPortage, PA 9G810 778 Popish Road(814) 254-2898bmillard@winaerotech.comEast Certification Branch

Aircrew program designees APD · 5 · Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots

NameTownnmWorks fromTelephoneEmailFAA office
Barry GormanJohnstown, PA JST0SKYWEST CHARTER JST 469 AIRPORT RD STE 103(559) 999-5000barry@rjpilot.comALLEGHENY FSDO EA-03 / AGC FSDO
George Paul JanigianJohnstown, PA JST0Johnstown Cambria County Airport 469 Airport Road, Suite 101(678) 523-0479gpj0819@bellsouth.netALLEGHENY FSDO EA-03 / AGC FSDO
Graham Hall GordonJohnstown, PA JST0 469 Airport Rd, Ste 103(913) 832-7954graham.gordon@flyswc.comALLEGHENY FSDO EA-03 / AGC FSDO
MARK Stephen LEKICJohnstown, PA JST0SkyWest Charter, LLC 469 Airport Road, Suite 103(801) 361-8253mylifeismach4@gmail.comALLEGHENY FSDO EA-03 / AGC FSDO
Michael MestemacherJohnstown, PA JST0Tri-State Charter, LLC 469 Airport Road, Suite 101(904) 537-7335mmeste1@att.netALLEGHENY FSDO EA-03 / AGC FSDO

Training center examiners DCTO-E · 1 · Designee at a certificated training organisation

NameTownnmWorks fromTelephoneEmailFAA office
Gregory RetallickLatrobe, PA LBE26 148 Aviation Ln., Ste 102(724) 541-7660gregory.retallick@midwestatcs.comOperations Support Branch

Administrative pilot examiners Admin-PE · 1 · Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests

NameTownnmWorks fromTelephoneEmailFAA office
Barbara GeorgeJohnston, PA JST0 220 Innovation Lane(717) 580-5282b.a.george@comcast.netALLEGHENY FSDO EA-03 / AGC FSDO

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 Pennsylvania · by state.