Plain-English deep dives on virtual DPE services, FAA rule changes, and the administrative actions Daytona DPE handles every week.
Comprehensive guide to the FAA's final rule that removed CFI expiration and replaced it with REED. Covers §61.19, §61.197, §61.199, the 5 recent-experience methods, the 3-month FIRC grace, and the practical-test fallback.
The video appointment is about 20 minutes. The end-to-end timeline is 3 to 5 business days. Here's exactly what happens, when, and why.
How FAA Order 8900.2 and the Designee Management System (DMS) permit virtual administrative examiner actions. The framework, the limits, the oversight.