West Valley Flying Club
Flying club in Palo Alto, California, where the main public airport is Palo Alto Airport (PAO). The FAA register lists 6 aircraft under this name, mostly Cessna 152.
About West Valley Flying Club from its own website, read October 10, 2026
West Valley Flying Club is a not-for-profit flying club operating in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1972, with bases at Palo Alto (KPAO) and San Carlos (KSQL) airports. It provides flight instruction, aircraft rental, and flight simulator access to over 1,000 members.
Written by the site from the pages of wvfc.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 Out of date or wrong?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
10 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 10 for private pilot, 8 for commercial and instrument, 3 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot; 9 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 23 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 2 engineering representatives, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- James Courtney Higgins private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Palo Alto, CA (0 nm) · (530) 307-9776 · jimhiggins3@gmail.com
- R Rohlfing private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · West Valley Flying Club - PAO · Palo Alto, CA (0 nm) · (408) 234-8423 · scott@attheready.com
- Michael Healey private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, seaplanes · WP 27 Oakland FSDO · Foster City, CA (9 nm) · (650) 430-2730 · mikehealeydpe@gmail.com
- Evan Paraskevopoulos private pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; helicopters · Hayward, CA (12 nm) · (408) 887-0903 · epara@aol.com
- Clayton Miles Conrad private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · San Jose, CA (16 nm) · (140) 866-6696 · clayton.conrad@protonmail.com
- Jennifer Rayne Watson private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · AeroDynamic Aviation · San Jose, CA (16 nm) · (916) 399-3669 · dpejen@gmail.com
- Terence Wilson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes · Sundance Air Services · Alameda, CA (18 nm) · (925) 223-7145 · terence.wilson@gmail.com
- Mark Pollard private pilot; airplanes · Walnut Creek, CA (28 nm) · (925) 595-1980 · mark.m.pollard@gmail.com
All 46 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.
- 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.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- 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.
Connections how this company links to the rest of the register
- Palo Alto, CA · where it registers its aircraft
- Palo Alto Airport · PAO
- California 27,552 aircraft registered
- West Valley Flying Club 6 aircraft in the fleet
- 6 aircraft on the register · Cessna 152
This entry comes from the company's name on the FAA aircraft register (October 9, 2026): the FAA publishes no list of flight schools, so a company whose name says what it does is listed here. Is this your company? Claim or correct this listing: the base, the website, what you do, your own pictures.