DPEs in North Carolina
23 FAA-listed Designated Pilot Examiners across 16 cities in North Carolina. 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 North Carolina, 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 North Carolina
Andrews (1)
John William Dennis
Andrews, NC
Concord (1)
Darrin Murphy
Concord, NC
Corolla (1)
Wilfred Bernard Consol
Corolla, NC
Fletcher (2)
David Alan Smith
Fletcher, NC
James Michael Blackburn
Fletcher, NC
Greenville (1)
Taft Louis Stallings
Greenville, NC
Louisburg (1)
Designee NameFRANCESCO GOZZO
Louisburg, NC
MONROE (1)
Ronald Leo Horton
MONROE, NC
Morrisville (1)
FRANCESCO GOZZO
Morrisville, NC
Pikeville (2)
Christopher Allen Kreske
Pikeville, NC
Designee NameChristopher Allen Kreske
Pikeville, NC
RAMSEUR (2)
Designee NameGregory Thomas Hudson
RAMSEUR, NC
Gregory Thomas Hudson
RAMSEUR, NC
Rutherford (1)
Gregory Collins
Rutherford, NC
STATESVILLE (1)
Gary Garavaglia
STATESVILLE, NC
Smithfield (4)
Adam Everett Walters
Smithfield, NC
BRUCE LYNDON MOORE
Smithfield, NC
Charles Ray Walters
Smithfield, NC
Jerry Dean Kerby
Smithfield, NC
Stoneville (1)
Doris Gatewood
Stoneville, NC
Wallace Dr (2)
David Allen Lackey
Wallace Dr, NC
Designee NameDavid Allen Lackey
Wallace Dr, NC
Winston Salem (1)
Garland Michael Boone
Winston Salem, NC
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