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Elkhart Flying Club INC

Flying club in Nappanee, Indiana, where the main public airport is Nappanee Municipal (C03). The FAA register lists 1 aircraft under this name, mostly Piper PA-32R-301T.

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

About Elkhart Flying Club INC from its own website, read October 10, 2026

Elkhart Wings is a flying club based at Elkhart Municipal Airport in Elkhart, Indiana. It operates a Cessna 172 Skyhawk II for members and offers low hourly rates and monthly dues with online scheduling.

What it is
Flying club
Bases
Elkhart, IN KEKM
Aircraft it names
Cessna 172 Skyhawk II
Services
flight training, aircraft rental

Written by the site from the pages of www.elkhartwings.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 Out of date or wrong?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

5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 5 for flight instructor; 5 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 16 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 parachute rigger examiner.

  • Todd Daniel Haifley private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Three Rivers Municipal Airport · Three Rivers, MI (34 nm) · (269) 720-4772 · haifleytodd@gmail.com
  • Lara Zook Gaerte private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Century Aviation · Auburn, IN (40 nm) · (260) 602-6293 · laragaerte@gmail.com
  • David George Ehrman private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Smith Field Aero Center · Ft Wayne, IN (41 nm) · (260) 602-5788 · dge210fwa@gmail.com
  • John Peter Boos private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Eagle Flight School - VPZ · Valparaiso, IN (48 nm) · (847) 219-1189 · johnboos88@gmail.com
  • Keegan Starkey private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Valparaiso, IN (48 nm) · (863) 271-4995 · keegangstarkey@gmail.com

All 25 nearby, by kind, with contact details

What each kind does
  • DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
  • 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.
  • DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.

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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