DPEs in Illinois
33 FAA-listed Designated Pilot Examiners across 26 cities in Illinois. 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 Illinois, 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 Illinois
Algonquin (1)
John Quinn Fulgenzi
Algonquin, IL
Aurora (1)
Jay Christopher Rud
Aurora, IL
Batavia (1)
Michael Louis Hudetz
Batavia, IL
Cahokia (1)
John Scott Saunders
Cahokia, IL
Cary (1)
Edward Clifford Finnegan
Cary, IL
Chicago (1)
Gregory Holden Morris
Chicago, IL
Des Plaines (1)
Adam Milnes
Des Plaines, IL
East Saint Louis (1)
Lindsey Erin Saunders
East Saint Louis, IL
Forest Park (1)
Alexander Quinn Waterloo
Forest Park, IL
Galesburg (1)
Jeffrey Allen
Galesburg, IL
Greenville (1)
Roy Carl Beisswenger
Greenville, IL
Lake in the Hills (2)
Brandon Kuhn
Lake in the Hills, IL
Michael Biewenga
Lake in the Hills, IL
MINONK (1)
Jerry Kelvin Lay
MINONK, IL
Marion (2)
Designee NameSteven Charles Goetz
Marion, IL
Steven Charles Goetz
Marion, IL
Murphysboro (2)
Adrian Konrad Krupa
Murphysboro, IL
Designee NameAdrian Konrad Krupa
Murphysboro, IL
Oswego (1)
Gregory Mark Wilson
Oswego, IL
Peru (3)
Designee NameThomas James Norton
Peru, IL
Joseph Lawrence Kinzer
Peru, IL
Thomas James Norton
Peru, IL
Poplar Grove (1)
Fred A Sweet
Poplar Grove, IL
QUINCY (1)
Andrew Donovan Dow
QUINCY, IL
Rockford (1)
Steven Paul Kirik
Rockford, IL
Sauget (2)
Forrest Crawford
Sauget, IL
James Andrew Moseley
Sauget, IL
Springfield (2)
Dennis Dwain Taft
Springfield, IL
Designee NameDennis Dwain Taft
Springfield, IL
Waukegan (1)
Christopher Ray Greene
Waukegan, IL
West Chicago (1)
Logan Arlis
West Chicago, IL
Wheeling (1)
John Peter Boos
Wheeling, IL
Yorkville (1)
Matthew Edward Massey
Yorkville, IL
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