The Flight School Association of North America (FSANA) released new figures Monday related to the U.S. supply of Designated Pilot Examiners (DPEs). According to the report, fiscal year 2024/2025 saw increases in both total practical tests conducted for applicants and the total number of active examiners. The FSANA reported DPEs conducted 153,967 practical test events from Oct. 1, 2024, through Sept. 30, 2025, up from 129,000 in FY2024 and 140,000 the previous year. The organization further reported that the total examiner pool reached 1,122 active DPEs.

The data shows a broad range of activity levels among examiners. FSANA reported that 536 DPEs completed between 100 and 400 tests, while 319 conducted fewer than 50 tests during the fiscal year. A smaller group of 48 examiners performed mo

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