North Florida Flight Standards District Office

1. North Florida Flight Standards District Office Designee Handbook, Order 8900.2 & Inspector’s Handbook, Order 8900.1 North Florida FSDO Pilot Examiners Larry Enlow January 21, 2009

2. Designated Pilot Examiner’s Handbook FAA Order 8710.3E CANCELLED

3. NEW DESIGNEE GUIDANCE General Aviation Airman Designee Handbook FAA Order 8900.2 General Aviation Operations Inspector’s Handbook FAA Order 8900.1

4. NEW DESIGNEE HANDBOOK 8900.2 Annual Renewal Procedures Apply not less than 45 days prior to expiration: Submit letter requesting renewal of designation * * Letter must include the following statement: “This designation is a privilege, not a right, and the FAA Administrator can terminate any designation at any time or for any reason he or she deems appropriate"

5. NEW DESIGNEE HANDBOOK 8900.2 Termination Process “Simplified”

6. NEW DESIGNEE HANDBOOK 8900.2 “Termination for cause” “Termination not-for-cause”

7. NEW DESIGNEE HANDBOOK 8900.2 Additional Renewal Procedures Submit copy of certificates and medical Submit 8710.1 with “Renewal” in “other” block Submit record of activity for past 12 months Submit copy of FAA Form 8430-9 (cert. of authority) Submit copy of initial or recurrent training certificate Schedule renewal flight check

8. NEW DESIGNEE HANDBOOK 8900.2 New Renewal Requirement A Pilot Examiner may not exercise the privileges of their designation unless he or she has a current FAA Form 8430-9 (certificate of authority) signed by the managing FAA office and the examiner.

9. INSPECTOR’S HANDBOOK 8900.1 North Florida FSDO 12 Month PIC Currency Requirements Renewal check in each kind of aircraft authorized Single Engine Airplane Multiengine Airplane Turboprop Airplane Turbojet Airplane Large Helicopter Large Airplane Helicopter Seaplane Balloon Glider

10. INSPECTOR’S HANDBOOK 8900.1 North Florida FSDO 24 Month PIC Currency Requirements Renewal check required within the previous 24 calendar months in each category, class, and make & model listed on Examiner’s LOA

11. INSPECTORS HANDBOOK 8900.1 North Florida FSDO Examiner PIC Renewal Currency Requirements Examiner is responsible for maintaining all 12 and 24 month PIC currency requirements and shall not conduct a practical test in any aircraft listed on the examiner’s letter of authorization within which a renewal flight check has not been accomplished within the prescribed 12 or 24 calendar month time period, as applicable. Requests for “one time” aircraft testing authorizations must be submitted to Larry Enlow via emailat larry.enlow@faa.gov

12. NEW DESIGNEE HANDBOOK 8900.2 Number of Practical Tests in one day An examiner must not conduct more than two practical tests within any 24 hour period for the original issuance of a Private, Commercial, ATP, or Flight Instructor Certificate, or an Instrument Rating. A practical test means a certificate action that is completed by means of an 8060-4, 8060-5, or letter of discontinuance.

13. INSPECTOR’S HANDBOOK 8900.1 Files Returned To Examiner For Correction Errors in examiner’s certification files that cause more than 10% of the total files submitted within a 12 calendar month period to be returned to the examiner for correction shall be considered excessive. An excessive number of returned certification files may be considered as unsatisfactory performance of examiner duties, possibly resulting in termination of the examiner’s designation.

14. CANCELLED EXAMINER HANDBOOK 8710.3E Mark Bolduc has prepared a “cross reference” list which indicates where information in each chapter of the cancelled 8710.3E can now be found in the 8900.1 and 8900.2