Searching by Name
On your Waitlists page, click Find a DPE. Type part of the DPE's name and choose them from the results (the arrow keys and Enter work too) to open their profile. The search finds DPEs registered on DPE Waitlist, whose waitlists you can join.
Opening the Map
To find DPEs near you, click Search for DPEs on a Map at the bottom of the same search box. The map first asks what checkride you are looking for. Choose it, and the map shows every DPE who can conduct it, from the FAA's list of designees. You can change the checkride type at the top of the page at any time.
Moving Around the Map
- Zoom — Use your scroll wheel, or pinch on a touch screen. DPEs' names appear as you zoom in.
- Pan — Drag with the right mouse button, or drag with one finger on a touch screen.
- Select a DPE — Click or tap a DPE on the map to see their details.
- Select an area — Drag with the left mouse button (on a touch screen, press and hold, then drag) to select every DPE inside it.
DPE Details
The DPEs you select are listed beside the map (at the bottom on a phone), registered DPEs first: each one's name, email, phone and locations. Click an email address or phone number to copy it. For a DPE registered on DPE Waitlist, View Full Profile opens their profile, with their fees and the form to join their waitlist.
Registered vs. Unregistered DPEs
- Registered DPEs — Examiners who have created an account on DPE Waitlist. They have full profiles with bios, fees and locations, and waitlists you can join from their profile.
- FAA directory listings — Examiners listed in the FAA Designee Management System who have not yet joined the platform. Their details show contact information from FAA records, so you can reach out to them directly.
Searching by Name on the Map
On a computer, the map page also has a name search at the top. If the DPE you choose doesn't conduct the checkride you picked, it says so and lists the checkride types they do conduct, to switch the map to one of them.
