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Pittsburgh Soaring Association

Flying club in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where the main public airport is Pittsburgh International (PIT). The FAA register lists 2 aircraft under this name, mostly Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 ASTIR CS.

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

About Pittsburgh Soaring Association from its own website, read October 10, 2026

Pittsburgh Soaring Association is a flying club operating gliders out of Greene County Airport in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. It offers flight training, glider rides, and aircraft rentals to its 40+ members, with operations from April through October.

What it is
Flying club
Bases
Waynesburg, PA KWAY
Aircraft it names
Grob 103, Grob 102, AC-4 Russia, Piper Pawnee
Services
flight training, glider rides, aircraft rental
Hours
April to October, weekends and limited weekdays, weather permitting
Telephone
(412) 973-6028

Written by the site from the pages of pghsoar.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 Out of date or wrong?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, 3 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 5 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 21 aviation medical examiners, 7 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 2 training center examiners.

  • Eric Carl Stormfels private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · Vantage Aviation - Allegheny KAGC · Pittsburgh, PA (0 nm) · (412) 974-9334 · stormy@beaver-air-group.com
  • Michael Kenneth Cahill private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Moon Township, PA (2 nm) · (412) 592-5776 · michaelcahill44@icloud.com
  • Charles Edward Sargent private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Finleyville, PA (18 nm) · (724) 513-7274 · chuck.sargent@yahoo.com
  • Stanley Michael Shimkus private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot; airplanes · Irwin, PA (23 nm) · (704) 998-8430 · smshimkus@comcast.net
  • Martin Andrew Haski private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Haski Aviation, Inc. · New Castle, PA (33 nm) · (724) 651-0860 · martin@haski.com

All 39 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.
  • 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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