DPEs in California
73 FAA-listed Designated Pilot Examiners across 61 cities in California. Contact info is pulled from the FAA Designee Management System — free AviPrep account required to view phone and email.
What is a DPE?
A Designated Pilot Examiner is an FAA-authorized examiner who administers practical tests — checkrides — on behalf of the FAA. After a successful oral exam and flight test, the DPE issues your pilot certificate or rating. DPEs are private examiners (not FAA employees) and set their own fees, typically $800–$1,200 per checkride depending on the certificate and aircraft.
In California, contact a DPE directly to schedule. Most DPEs book several weeks out, so reach out as soon as you have a target checkride window.
All DPEs in California
Alameda (1)
Terence Wilson
Alameda, CA
Auburn (1)
Mark William Montague
Auburn, CA
Bakersfield (1)
Donna Marie Webster
Bakersfield, CA
Beaumont (1)
Joseph Scarcella
Beaumont, CA
Belmont (1)
Geary Lee Padden
Belmont, CA
Burbank (1)
Brian Petschauer
Burbank, CA
CARLSBAD (1)
Russell Nmn Defrancesco
CARLSBAD, CA
CHINO (1)
Michael Patrick Zemlock
CHINO, CA
COSTA MESA (1)
Rodney Anderson
COSTA MESA, CA
Camarillo (2)
Michael Trudell
Camarillo, CA
Robin Leabman
Camarillo, CA
Carlsbad (1)
Quinton James Smith
Carlsbad, CA
Carson (1)
Michael Elton Dougherty
Carson, CA
Chino (1)
Mark DiLullo
Chino, CA
Columbia (1)
Kenneth Sebastian Cobb
Columbia, CA
Costa Mesa (1)
Edilberto Benjamin Valdez
Costa Mesa, CA
El Cajon (1)
Barry Brocato
El Cajon, CA
FRESNO (1)
James Eric Brannan
FRESNO, CA
Fresno (1)
Jimmy Louis Shamp
Fresno, CA
Fullerton (2)
Designee NameMichael Jesch
Fullerton, CA
Michael Jesch
Fullerton, CA
Hawthorne (1)
Andrew Joseph Strack
Hawthorne, CA
Hollister (1)
Margaret Watt
Hollister, CA
Irvine (1)
Jose Jesus Moreno
Irvine, CA
La Verne (2)
James Mason Reid
La Verne, CA
RUSSELL CALVERLEY
La Verne, CA
Ladera Ranch (1)
Reza Malek
Ladera Ranch, CA
Lemoore (1)
Daniel Robert Gudgel
Lemoore, CA
Long Beach (3)
Matthew David Harlin
Long Beach, CA
Michael Raymond Granek
Long Beach, CA
Ronald Darren Malm
Long Beach, CA
Mather (1)
Jonathan Baror
Mather, CA
McClellen (1)
Marc Nelson Ballif
McClellen, CA
Mojave (1)
Gregory Holden Morris
Mojave, CA
Murrieta (1)
Kelly Lynn Manzani
Murrieta, CA
Oakley (1)
John Erich Sawatzky
Oakley, CA
Palo Alto (1)
James Courtney Higgins
Palo Alto, CA
Paso Robles (1)
Mark Thomas Donnelly
Paso Robles, CA
RAMONA (1)
Kenneth Douglas Shepherd
RAMONA, CA
RIVERSIDE (2)
Leo M Bell
RIVERSIDE, CA
Thomas Hamm
RIVERSIDE, CA
Ramona (1)
Julie Ann Keane
Ramona, CA
Red Bluff (1)
Justin Chaffin
Red Bluff, CA
Redding (2)
Michael Bruce Traud
Redding, CA
scott roberson
Redding, CA
Redondo Beach (1)
Donovan Stephen Burns
Redondo Beach, CA
Riverside (1)
Creighton Goodman
Riverside, CA
SAN DIEGO (1)
Gregory Michael Madariaga
SAN DIEGO, CA
SANTA ANA (1)
Evelyn Anne Carlson
SANTA ANA, CA
SANTA MONICA (1)
Stephen Lawrence Higgins
SANTA MONICA, CA
Sacramento (2)
Ashley Noel Snider
Sacramento, CA
Robert Frankovich
Sacramento, CA
Salinas (1)
Eric Alan Cook
Salinas, CA
San Andreas (1)
Robert Alan Davids
San Andreas, CA
San Carlos (1)
R ROHLFING
San Carlos, CA
San Diego (3)
Designee NameSCOTT MEADE WORTHINGTON
San Diego, CA
Mary Adene Schu
San Diego, CA
SCOTT MEADE WORTHINGTON
San Diego, CA
San Jose (2)
Clayton Miles Conrad
San Jose, CA
Jennifer Rayne Watson
San Jose, CA
Santa Ana (2)
Christopher Horton
Santa Ana, CA
Jeffrey Boyd Rock
Santa Ana, CA
TORRANCE (1)
Daniel Gene Benton
TORRANCE, CA
TRUCKEE (1)
David Michael Tranquilla
TRUCKEE, CA
Upland (1)
Anthony James Gadis
Upland, CA
VENTURA (1)
Dennis Gregory Magdaleno
VENTURA, CA
Van Nuys (1)
JONATHAN OROURKE
Van Nuys, CA
WILLIAMS (1)
Brett Rexford Mayes
WILLIAMS, CA
WINTON (1)
Scott Richard Siemiller
WINTON, CA
Walnut Creek (1)
Mark Pollard
Walnut Creek, CA
Wildomar (1)
Clifton Dwayne Shuman
Wildomar, CA
Wrightwood (1)
Robert Gerard Comperini
Wrightwood, CA
Yorba Linda (1)
Brandon Joseph Kuchmecki
Yorba Linda, CA
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