Examiners · FAA pilot examiners · Florida · FAA locator read October 10, 2026

Steven Markhoff

Pilot examiner in Clearwater, FL; Lakeland, FL; Punta Gorda, FL: an experienced pilot the FAA has designated to give checkrides, the practical tests for pilot certificates and ratings, on its behalf.

May test for: private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes.

Office 1 as the FAA lists it

Address: 14609 Airport Pkwy, Suite 120
Clearwater, FL 33762
Telephone: (214) 243-3411
Email: [email protected]
Nearest airport: Clearwater Executive CLW

International Aero Academy as the FAA lists it

Address: 3131 Flightline Dr, Suite 315
Lakeland, FL 33811
Telephone: (214) 243-3411
Email: [email protected]
Nearest airport: Lakeland Linder International LAL

Office 3 as the FAA lists it

Address: 3131 Flightline Dr 3rd Floor
Lakeland, FL 33811
Telephone: (214) 243-3411
Email: [email protected]
Nearest airport: Lakeland Linder International LAL

Aero Center East as the FAA lists it

Address: 3440 Airfield Dr
Lakeland, FL 33811
Telephone: (214) 243-3411
Email: [email protected]
Nearest airport: Lakeland Linder International LAL

Office 5 as the FAA lists it

Address: 28100 Challenger Blvd, Suite 103
Punta Gorda, FL 33982
Telephone: (214) 243-3411
Email: [email protected]
Nearest airport: Punta Gorda Airport PGD

Booking a checkride

Your instructor usually arranges it once you're ready and signed off.
Examiners set their own fees; ask when you book, and ask how far ahead they're booking.
Bring what the FAA's testing standards list for your certificate, and your logbook.

Other pilot examiners nearby within fifty nautical miles

James Andrew Moseley · Clearwater, FL (0 nm)
May test for: private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes
Matthew Eichel · Clearwater, FL (0 nm)
May test for: private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes
Zachary Taylor · Clearwater, FL (0 nm)
May test for: private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters
Anthony Manuel Gallegos · Tampa, FL (12 nm)
May test for: private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, gliders
Jose Singer Riquelme · Tampa, FL (12 nm)
May test for: private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes
Richard Musser · Lutz, FL (21 nm)
May test for: private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes
William Henry Edwards · San Antonio, FL (31 nm)
May test for: private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes
Mark Alan Ducorsky · Sarasota, FL (37 nm)
May test for: private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, gliders
Thomas James Norton · Sarasota, FL (37 nm)
May test for: private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; multi-engine airplanes
Charles Sheridan Brown · Lakeland, FL (39 nm)
May test for: private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes
Darrin Murphy · Lakeland, FL (39 nm)
May test for: private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes
Thomas James Cordell · Lakeland, FL (39 nm)
May test for: private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes

Every FAA examiner near Clearwater Executive: 13 pilot examiners, 21 medical examiners.

Flight schools and clubs nearby within about 15 miles, with their aircraft and safety record

Tampa Bay Aviation INC · flight school, 7 aircraft, Clearwater
National Aviation Academy of Mississippi INC · flight school, 6 aircraft, Clearwater
West Tampa Bay Flyers LLC · flight school, 1 aircraft, Tarpon Springs, 12 miles away
Training Planes LLC · flight school, 20 aircraft, Tampa, 14 miles away
Atlas Aviation Tampa INC · flight school, 11 aircraft, Tampa, 14 miles away
Superior Aviation Gateway LLC · flight school, 4 aircraft, Tampa, 14 miles away
Zephyrhills Flying Club INC · flying club, 2 aircraft, Tampa, 14 miles away
Tampa Bay Flying Club CORP · flying club, 1 aircraft, Tampa, 14 miles away

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