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Sterling Aviation Services INC

FBO or fuel seller in Wilmington, North Carolina, where the main public airport is Wilmington International (ILM). The FAA register lists 2 aircraft under this name, mostly Aeronca 65-TC.

Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles

2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 7 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 2 training center examiners.

  • David Allen Lackey private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · KILM Aero Center · Wilmington, NC (0 nm) · (704) 202-2610 · aeroheadpe@gmail.com
  • Stephen Lynn Henderson instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Southport, NC (20 nm) · (360) 904-9078 · stevelhenderson6@gmail.com

All 14 nearby, by kind, with contact details

What each kind does
  • DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
  • AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
  • DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
  • DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
  • DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.

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. All examiners by state.

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This entry comes from the company's name on the FAA aircraft register (October 9, 2026): no public file lists fuel and service companies, so a company whose name says what it does is listed here, at the main airport in the town it registers from. Is this your company? Claim or correct this listing: the base, the website, what you do, your own pictures.