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Letourneau University

University or college with a flight programme in Longview, Texas, where the main public airport is East Texas Regional (GGG). The FAA register lists 25 aircraft under this name, mostly American Champion Aircraft 7ECA.

Website: letu.edu (found by search; tell us if it is wrong)

About Letourneau University from its own website, read October 10, 2026

LeTourneau University operates the College of Aviation & Aeronautical Science in Longview, Texas, offering degree programs in flight, aviation management, aircraft maintenance, dispatch, and unmanned aircraft systems. The program began in 1956 and operates the Paul and Betty Abbott Aviation Center with state-of-the-art facilities and aircraft maintained by university staff.

What it is
University flight programme
Bases
Longview, TX
Aircraft it names
Piper PA44 Seminole
Services
flight training, aircraft maintenance, unmanned aircraft systems training
Founded
1956
Telephone
903-233-3000

Written by the site from the pages of letu.edu 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 Out of date or wrong?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

2 pilot examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 1 administrative pilot examiner give this school as a place they work from, on the FAA's list:

4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 4 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 10 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 2 training center examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.

  • Bradley Frank Smith private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · LeTourneau UNIVERSITY · Longview, TX (0 nm) · (903) 269-7006 · bfs.aviation@gmail.com
  • Bruce Allen Chase private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · LeTourneau University · Longview, TX (0 nm) · (903) 261-4661 · bruce@chaseaviationservices.com
  • Dustin Wayne Howell private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Harrison County Airport KASL · Marshall, TX (22 nm) · (903) 371-0495 · howelldw@gmail.com
  • Joseph Claude Casey private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Cherokee County Airport · Rusk, TX (33 nm) · (903) 721-9549 · joe@flycasey.com

All 23 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.
  • DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
  • DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
  • Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.

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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