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Examiners and inspectors near Eagle'S Nest Airport W13

16 FAA designees are based within 50 nautical miles of Eagle'S Nest Airport in Waynesboro, Virginia: 3 pilot examiners, 1 sport aviation examiner, 3 aviation medical examiners, 5 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 parachute rigger examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners. The pilot examiners may test for private pilot (3), commercial and instrument (3), airline transport pilot (1), flight instructor (3), sport pilot (1) in airplanes (3), multi-engine airplanes (2). Nearest first; "nm" is nautical miles from the airport to the designee's town.

Pilot examiners DPE · 3 · Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings

NameTownnmMay test forWorks fromTelephoneEmailFAA office
Bradley PalmerCharlottesville, VA CHO24private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanesCharlottesville Albemarle Airport 100 Bowen Loop(814) 591-2823bradjpalmer@yahoo.comALLEGHENY FSDO EA-03 / AGC FSDO
Andrew WaltonLynchburg, VA LYH47private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes 310 Hangar Rd(434) 307-7393dpeandrew@gmail.comDELEGATION AND RESOURCE BRANCH, AFG-970
Benjamin Reed ThigpenLynchburg, VA LYH47private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanesLiberty University School of Aeronautics 310 Hangar Rd(434) 381-0545thiggy85@icloud.comRICHMOND FSDO EA-21 / RIC 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
Michael GwinnLynchburg, VA LYH47private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency); airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, helicoptersLiberty University 310 Hangar Rd(757) 593-3244mike.gwinn@oncourseaviationllc.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
Rocky Wayne FowlerHarrisonburg, VA VBW20 3200 Peoples Drive, Suite 210(540) 217-0911rocky_wayne@fowlerfamilymedicine.comEastern Region
William Howard MurrayCharlottesville, VA CHO24 3263 PROFFIT ROAD(434) 654-4600whmurray@sentara.comEastern Region
Cindy Lee HanawaltLynchburg, VA LYH47 125 Nationwide Dr(434) 200-6933cindylee431@hotmail.comEastern Region

Mechanic examiners DME · 5 · Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant)

NameTownnmWorks fromTelephoneEmailFAA office
Dale M KrausWeyers Cave, VA SHD13Blue Ridge Community College, Aviation Campus 43 Aviation Circle(540) 435-4218dakraus2012@gmail.comRICHMOND FSDO EA-21 / RIC FSDO
David Thomas BlantonLynchburg, VA LYH47Liberty University School of Aeronautics 939 Airport Rd.(540) 309-1148dblanton8@liberty.eduRICHMOND FSDO EA-21 / RIC FSDO
Jason Edward SegerLynchburg, VA LYH47Liberty University School of Aeronautics 939 Airport Rd,, VA 24502(717) 383-6700jeseger@liberty.eduRICHMOND FSDO EA-21 / RIC FSDO
Robert Wyman HowellLynchburg, VA LYH47Liberty University AMTS 939 Airport Rd.(540) 525-5031trailhkr@msn.comRICHMOND FSDO EA-21 / RIC FSDO
Scott Jay SchekmanLynchburg, VA LYH47Liberty University AMTS 939 Airport Road,, 170 and 213 Airpark Drive(434) 944-4275sjschekman@liberty.eduRICHMOND FSDO EA-21 / RIC FSDO

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

NameTownnmWorks fromTelephoneEmailFAA office
Robert Wyman HowellLynchburg, VA LYH47 511 Indian Ridge Dr.(540) 525-5031trailhkr@msn.comRICHMOND FSDO EA-21 / RIC FSDO

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

NameTownnmWorks fromTelephoneEmailFAA office
Kevin Thomas GibsonOrange, VA OMH44 11269 Hangar Rd(434) 242-9045gibson.kev@gmail.comRICHMOND FSDO EA-21 / RIC FSDO

Administrative pilot examiners Admin-PE · 2 · Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests

NameTownnmWorks fromTelephoneEmailFAA office
Jonathan Michael HewittLynchburg, VA LYH47Liberty University School of Aeronautics 310 Hangar Rd(434) 534-7631jmhewitt@liberty.eduRICHMOND FSDO EA-21 / RIC FSDO
Timothy ChaverriLynchburg, VA LYH47Liberty University School of Aeronautics 310 Hangar Rd(203) 893-1065timchaverri@gmail.comRICHMOND FSDO EA-21 / RIC 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 Virginia · by state.