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Bates Field Aero Club INC

Flying club in Mobile, Alabama, where the main public airport is Mobile Regional (MOB). The FAA register lists 2 aircraft under this name, mostly Cessna 172P.

Website: batesfieldaero.org (found by search; tell us if it is wrong)

About Bates Field Aero Club INC from its own website, read October 10, 2026

Bates Field Aero Club is a flying club founded in 1968 in Mobile, Alabama, that promotes general aviation through aircraft ownership and membership. It operates two Cessna 172P Skyhawks based at Mobile Downtown Airport and is open to anyone interested in flying.

What it is
Flying club
Bases
Mobile, AL KBFM
Aircraft it names
Cessna 172P Skyhawk
Services
aircraft rental, flight training
Hours
Board meetings held monthly on the third Thursday at 7:30pm
Founded
1968
Telephone
(251) 370-5571

Written by the site from the pages of www.batesfieldaero.org on October 10, 2026; the company's own words and pictures stay on its site. Out of date or wrong? Tell us.

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

No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 7 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 5 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives, 3 training center examiners.

All 24 nearby, by kind, with contact details

What each kind does
  • SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
  • 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.
  • DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
  • DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
  • 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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