Airports · Shafter-Minter Field · examiners in California · FAA locator read October 10, 2026

Examiners and inspectors near Shafter-Minter Field MIT

9 FAA designees are based within 50 nautical miles of Shafter-Minter Field in Shafter, California: 2 pilot examiners, 3 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 parachute rigger examiner, 1 administrative pilot examiner. The pilot examiners may test for private pilot (2), commercial and instrument (2), airline transport pilot (1), flight instructor (2) in airplanes (2), multi-engine airplanes (2). 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	Email	FAA office
Donna Marie Webster	Bakersfield, CA BFL	8	private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes	Bakersfield Flying Club 1601 Skyway Drive	(661) 599-3050	[email protected]	FRESNO FSDO WP-17 / FAT FSDO
Todd Hunter Schultz	Bakersfield, CA BFL	8	private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes	Epic Jet Center 1105 Douglas St	(661) 609-4031	[email protected]	FRESNO FSDO WP-17 / FAT FSDO

Aviation medical examiners AME · 3 · Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Michael Lee Komin	Shafter, CA MIT	0	KOMIN MEDICAL GROUP 1160 E. LERDO HIGHWAY #H	(661) 746-1503	[email protected]	Western Pacific Region
Jan Hendrik Trobisch	Bakersfield, CA BFL	8	Synergy Wellness Center 7910 Downing Ave, Suite 100	(661) 336-2555	[email protected]	Western Pacific Region
Jeffrey George Nalesnik	Bakersfield, CA BFL	8	3551 Q St	(661) 404-3424	[email protected]	Western Pacific 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
Joseph Ahbleza Woolsey	Bakersfield, CA BFL	8	California Aeronautical University 1450 Boughton Dr.	(559) 920-7040	[email protected]	FRESNO FSDO WP-17 / FAT FSDO

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

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Adam Valdez	McFARLAND, CA DLO	9	949 DAVIS AVE.	(661) 201-5342	[email protected]	FRESNO FSDO WP-17 / FAT FSDO

Parachute rigger examiners DPRE · 1 · Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Robert Jesus Celaya	Tehachapi, CA TSP	43	21720 FOOTHILL DRIVE	(760) 608-9275	[email protected]	VAN NUYS FSDO WP-01 / VNY FSDO

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

Name	Town	nm	Works from	Telephone	Email	FAA office
Melissa Marie Johnston	Bakersfield, CA BFL	8	California Aeronautical University 1450 Boughton Drive	(805) 856-8334	[email protected]	FRESNO FSDO WP-17 / FAT 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 California · by state.