2/5 · 3 years ago
Although the DPE ( designated pilot examiner ) shortage is partly caused by the FAA's slow pace of adding DPE's nationwide, some ATP locations are suffering from this DPE shortage as well.
Some ATP students in some locations are having check rides delayed because of this DPE shortage.
ATP should insure that all their locations have sufficient DPE's available to handle the volume of students they bring in.
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