Examiners and inspectors near Virginia Highlands Airport VJI
19 FAA designees are based within 50 nautical miles of Virginia Highlands Airport in Abingdon, Virginia: 4 pilot examiners, 9 aviation medical examiners, 4 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing). The pilot examiners may test for private pilot (4), commercial and instrument (4), airline transport pilot (3), flight instructor (3), type ratings (1) in airplanes (4), multi-engine airplanes (4). 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
| Name | Town | nm | May test for | Works from | Telephone | FAA office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric R. Spicer | Blountville, TN TRI | 19 | private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes | TRI-Cities Airport 350 Aviation Drive | (423) 341-0220 | ericrspicer@gmail.com | NASHVILLE FSDO CE-19 / BNA FSDO |
| Mark Robey | Blountville, TN TRI | 19 | private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes | Tri-Cities Aviation 253 Airport Circle | (931) 431-8119 | wingstri@yahoo.com | NASHVILLE FSDO CE-19 / BNA FSDO |
| Daniel Jonathan Moore | Elizabethton, TN 0A9 | 20 | private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes | Dan Moore Aero LLC 415 Highway 91, Suite 4 | (423) 647-4359 | dan@danmoore.aero | NASHVILLE FSDO CE-19 / BNA FSDO |
| Donald Johnson | Greeneville, TN GCY | 48 | private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes | SkyKnight Hangar 430 Airport Rd | (850) 333-4886 | crosscheckftc@gmail.com | ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA FSDO SO-09 / BHM FSDO |
Aviation medical examiners AME · 9 · Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold
| Name | Town | nm | Works from | Telephone | FAA office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne O Smith | Elizabethton, TN 0A9 | 20 | Elizabethton Municipal Airport 415 TN-91 | (423) 430-9619 | wosmith@gmail.com | Southern Region |
| Michael H Anders | Johnson City, TN 0A4 | 23 | Ballad Health Occupational Medicine-Wellness Center 200 Med Tech Parkway, Suite 108 | (423) 915-5033 | mike.anders@balladhealth.org | Southern Region |
| Robert Van Clampitt | Marion, VA MKJ | 25 | 1020 TERRACE DR STE 200 | (276) 783-7167 | vanclampitt@yahoo.com | Eastern Region |
| Jonathan Dale Blankenship | Kingsport, TN TRI | 28 | 105 W Stone Dr. Suite 1F | (423) 230-2420 | jonathan.blankenship1983@gmail.com | Southern Region |
| Samuel Breeding | Kingsport, TN TRI | 28 | HOLSTON MEDICAL GROUP 105 W. STONE DR., STE 1F | (423) 378-7865 | samuel.breeding@myhmg.com | Southern Region |
| Christopher Todd Starnes | Wise, VA LNP | 30 | 143 Woodland Drive | (276) 365-8071 | starnesct@gmail.com | Eastern Region |
| Richard W Hilliard | Jefferson, NC GEV | 33 | 125 Colvard Farm Road | (336) 846-2583 | richardhilliarddo@gmail.com | Southern Region |
| Charles Davant | Blowing Rock, NC 7A8 | 37 | 8439 Valley Blvd | (828) 295-3116 | cdavant@charter.net | Southern Region |
| Osborne R Macguire | Lenoir, NC MRN | 49 | 2600 Galax Lane | (828) 758-9583 | mac9583@bellsouth.net | Southern Region |
Airworthiness representatives (maintenance) DAR-T · 4 · Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service
| Name | Town | nm | Works from | Telephone | FAA office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Craig Lloyd | Kingsport, TN TRI | 26 | TRI CITY AVIATION, INC | (423) 325-6275 | mlloyd@tricityaviation.com | NASHVILLE FSDO CE-19 / BNA FSDO |
| Gary Darrell Daniel | Gray, TN TRI | 27 | 245 Sam Jenkins Rd | (423) 895-2013 | gd4ea@hotmail.com | NASHVILLE FSDO CE-19 / BNA FSDO |
| Brooks Foster Smith | Tazewell, VA MKJ | 35 | 5268 Burkes Garden Rd | (540) 815-9787 | dorbrookav@aol.com | RICHMOND FSDO EA-21 / RIC FSDO |
| Leslie Keith Sargent | Chuckey, TN GCY | 42 | 45 Huffaker Rd | (405) 206-0089 | sargent.aviation.services@gmail.com | NASHVILLE FSDO CE-19 / BNA FSDO |
Airworthiness representatives (manufacturing) DAR-F · 2 · Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts
| Name | Town | nm | Works from | Telephone | FAA office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Garrett Friedrichs | Piney Flats, TN TRI | 21 | 4330 Summerfield Drive | (423) 439-9055 | friedrichsjohn57@gmail.com | Atlanta CMS |
| Ramon Clyde Sentell | Johnson City, TN 0A4 | 23 | 501 E. Eighth Ave. | (423) 538-2834 | rsentell@bellflight.com | Atlanta CMS |
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 Virginia · by state.