North Florida Flight Standards District Office Pilot Examiner Responsibilities North Florida FSDO Pilot Examiners Larry Enlow January 31, 2007
EXAMINER RESPONSIBILITIES PILOT CERTIFICATION CHALLENGES REDUCED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS REDUCED SOLO TIME CFR 141.55 (d ) & (e ) TRAINING COURSES CHECK INSTRUCTORS IN 141 SCHOOLS INCREASED USE OF MULTIENGINE AIRPLANES INCREASED USE OF FLIGHT TRAINING DEVICES TECHNICALLY ADVANCED AIRCRAFT
EXAMINER RESPONSIBILITIES YOU ARE THE ABSOLUTE GATEKEEPER YOU ARE AN ESSENTIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR IF YOU TEST….THEY WILL TRAIN
EXAMINER RESPONSIBILITIES SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON ELIGIBILITY CAREFULLY REVIEW LOGBOOKS VERIFY ELIGIBILITY CURRENT APPLICATION INSTRUCTOR ENDORSEMENTS PRIOR CERTIFICATION
EXAMINER RESPONSIBILITIES IF APPLICANT IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PRIOR CERTIFICATE DO NOT CONDUCT TEST CONTACT LARRY ENLOW APPLICANT’S STATUS WILL BE DETERMINED
EXAMINER RESPONSIBILITIES SPECIAL EMPHASIS CFI ADDITIONAL RATINGS MULTIENGINE RATINGS ESPECIALLY MEI RATINGS
EXAMINER RESPONSIBILITIES EXAMINERS MUST: KNOW REGS. & PTS REVIEW LOGBOOKS VERIFY ELIGIBILITY CONDUCT COMPLETE TESTS ACCURATELY PROCESS FILES
EXAMINER “REMINDERS” No group testing of applicants No back seat testing No unapproved temporaries (CAVU Co. o.k.) Must feather on multiengine flight tests No use of multiengine aircraft for complex portion of test for single engine rating Follow chain of command for DPE questions Primary Contact: Larry Enlow Backup Contact: Mark Bolduc
EXAMINER “REMINDERS” Examiner email address verification Upon returning home, send email for address verification purposes to: Larry Enlow: larry.enlow@faa.gov Mark Bolduc: mark.r.bolduc@faa.gov
Keep up to date on current information EXAMINER “REMINDERS” Keep up to date on current information Obtain “Designee Update” via email by enrolling at: http://okccc.faa.edu Obtain current regulations and practical test standards at: http://www.faa.gov Obtain safety seminar & aviation event information at: http://www.faasafety.gov