Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) Directory

Find a DPE for your checkride in Colorado

Colorado DPE Directory

1 examiner listed

Examiners in Colorado who asked to be listed. Reach them right from their card.

Popular examiners book 4 to 6 weeks out, so reach out early.

Nelson Wolfmeier
KCFO · Denver Metro
Checkrides
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Area Served
Front Range
How to Book
Visit the website and check the schedule. Openings are posted on a 30 day rolling schedule.
Contact Nelson via website

Not finding the right examiner? The FAA Designee Locator is the official, complete list. Search by state, certificate and location.

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What the Locator Codes Mean

Tap to see what DPE-PE-ASEL, CIRE, FIE and the other codes stand for

The locator lists each examiner's authorizations as codes in three parts. DPE-PE-ASEL reads as: Designated Pilot Examiner, Private Pilot Examiner, airplane single-engine land.

  • Instrument rating: look for CIRE, which covers commercial and instrument checkrides.
  • Flight instructor or instrument instructor: look for FIE. Not every FIE gives initial CFI checkrides, so ask when you call.

Middle part: the kind of examiner

PEPrivate Pilot Examiner. Private and recreational pilot checkrides.
CIRECommercial and Instrument Rating Examiner. Commercial pilot and instrument rating checkrides in airplanes, helicopters and powered-lift.
CECommercial Pilot Examiner. Commercial pilot checkrides in rotorcraft, gliders, balloons and airships.
ATPEAirline Transport Pilot Examiner. ATP checkrides.
FIEFlight Instructor Examiner. Flight instructor (CFI) checkrides, including the instrument instructor (CFII) rating, and renewal or reinstatement by checkride.
FIREFlight Instructor Renewal Examiner. Renews a current CFI certificate by paperwork. No checkride.
SPESport Pilot Examiner. Sport pilot checkrides in light-sport aircraft.
SFIESport Pilot Flight Instructor Examiner. Flight instructor checkrides for the sport pilot rating, in light-sport aircraft.
GIEGround Instructor Examiner. Issues ground instructor certificates from your knowledge test results. No checkride.
FPEForeign Pilot Examiner. Issues a U.S. private pilot certificate based on a foreign license.
MCEMilitary Competency Examiner. Issues certificates to military pilots based on their military qualifications.

Last part: the aircraft

ASELAirplane single-engine land
AMELAirplane multiengine land
ASESAirplane single-engine sea
AMESAirplane multiengine sea
ASEAirplane single-engine, on instructor codes (instructor ratings have no land or sea)
AMEAirplane multiengine, on instructor codes

Source: FAA Order 8900.2C, General Aviation Airman Designee Handbook. If an examiner shows a code that is not listed here, ask them or your local FAA office what it covers.

Tips for Scheduling Your Checkride

  • Start looking for a DPE well before you're ready. Popular examiners book 4-6 weeks out
  • Have your IACRA application started before contacting a DPE
  • Ask your CFI for DPE recommendations, since they know who works well with students
  • Confirm the DPE's fee and what it includes (oral + flight, retest policy)
  • Check if the DPE requires a specific aircraft type or avionics suite
  • Consider density altitude: summer checkrides at high-altitude airports need careful performance planning