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DPEs in Tennessee

28 FAA-listed Designated Pilot Examiners across 22 cities in Tennessee. Contact info is pulled from the FAA Designee Management System — free AviPrep account required to view phone and email.

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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 Tennessee, contact a DPE directly to schedule. Most DPEs book several weeks out, so reach out as soon as you have a target checkride window.

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Alcoa (2)

Edwin R DuPont

Alcoa, TN

PPLCPLIR

Travis Dean Wellik

Alcoa, TN

PPLCPLIR

Arlington (1)

Stephen Wolcott Dee

Arlington, TN

PPLCPLIRATPCFI

BENTON (1)

Sarah Diane Arnold

BENTON, TN

PPLCPLCFI

Blountville (2)

Eric R. Spicer

Blountville, TN

PPLCPLIRATP

Mark Robey

Blountville, TN

ATPCFIPPLCPLIR

Brentwood (1)

Rembert Harmon

Brentwood, TN

PPLCPLIRATPSPORTCFI

COLLIERVILLE (1)

Karen Gardner

COLLIERVILLE, TN

CPLIRPPLCFIATPSPORT

Chattanooga (1)

BRUCE RICHARD WHITTEMORE

Chattanooga, TN

PPLCPLIRATP

Clarksville (3)

David Lewis

Clarksville, TN

PPLCPLIRATPSPORTCFI

Sean M Stephenson

Clarksville, TN

PPLCPLIRATP

Sokol Cela

Clarksville, TN

PPLCPLIRATP

Collegedale (1)

Anthony Walker

Collegedale, TN

PPLCPLIRATPSPORTCFI

Dayton (1)

Jason Shane Odom

Dayton, TN

PPLCPLIR

Elizabethton (1)

Daniel Jonathan Moore

Elizabethton, TN

PPLCPLIRATPCFI

Franklin (2)

Designee NameJoseph Charles Gravalec

Franklin, TN

ATPCFIPPLCPLIR

Joseph Charles Gravalec

Franklin, TN

ATPCFIPPLCPLIR

Gallatin (1)

Christopher Mark Williams

Gallatin, TN

PPLCPLIR

Greeneville (1)

DONALD JOHNSON

Greeneville, TN

PPLCPLIRCFI

Knoxville (1)

Gary Wayne Sumner

Knoxville, TN

PPLCPLIR

Lebanon (1)

Ralph Sammy Swift

Lebanon, TN

ATPCFISPORTPPLCPLIR

MEMPHIS (1)

Morris William Ray

MEMPHIS, TN

CFISPORTATPCPLIRPPL

Mt Juliet (1)

Philip Paul Kuitems

Mt Juliet, TN

PPLCPLIRATP

Murfreesboro (1)

Charles A Lilly

Murfreesboro, TN

CFIPPLCPLIRATP

Nashville (2)

Grant Matthew Jarvis

Nashville, TN

PPLCPLIRATPCFI

Robert Sawyer

Nashville, TN

PPLCPLIRATP

Smyrna (1)

Christopher David Hardee

Smyrna, TN

PPLCPLIRATP

Tullahoma (1)

Catherine Elizabeth Cavagnaro

Tullahoma, TN

PPLCPLIRSPORTCFI

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