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Best Practices Shared for Examiners, Check Rides

Examiners gathered in Nashville to discuss best practices and share ideas on how to take DPE services to a national level. Jason Blair
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Key Takeaways:

  • The Flight School Association of North America (FSANA) hosted the first-ever national symposium for Designated Pilot Examiners (DPEs), gathering over 70 examiners and FAA representatives in Nashville.
  • This groundbreaking event focused on sharing best practices, providing updates on FAA policy, and discussing topics such as DPE business models, customer service, and working with flight schools.
  • The symposium aims to enhance the quality and availability of pilot certification testing by fostering greater national-level information exchange and integration among DPEs, flight training providers, and the FAA.
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In what may surprise most in aviation as a first-time event, designated pilot examiners (DPEs) gathered this week in Nashville, Tennessee, for a symposium focused on sharing information, training, updates on FAA policy, and more hosted by the Flight School Association of North America (FSANA).

Jason Blair

Jason Blair is a flight instructor and an FAA designated pilot examiner, and an active author in the general aviation and flight training communities.

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