FSANA presents 3rd Annual Designated Pilot Examiners Symposium
October 23-24, 2024 / Orlando, Florida
FSANA is pleased to host the third annual symposium for the flight examiner community at the Rosen Plaza Hotel in Orlando, Florida, on Wednesday and Thursday October 23-24. Wednesday includes sessions from 8:30 to 5:00. Thursday is pack-full 8:30 through 5:00. See the full program below.
Our goal is to bring current and future DPEs together along with the FAA and give them the opportunity as a group to discuss concerns, common issues in the field, and best practices. The previous two symposiums turned out to be unique and well-received opportunities to share information between DPEs from around the country that just does not happen anywhere else. The event kicks off Wednesday October 23 at 10:00, splitting between a warm-up session for those wanting to become DPEs and a Plans of Action workshop for everyone else.
The only annual symposium for designated pilot examiners
Get together to learn, connect, and give voice:
- Current DPEs
- Anyone interested in becoming a DPE
- Flight school operators
- Chief flight instructors
Registration includes
- Entry to professional sessions and workshops
- 2 luncheons
- Beverage breaks
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2024 Symposium Program
Times and sessions subject to change.
Wednesday, October 23
| 8:00 | Registration Opens |
| 8:30 | Welcome and Opening Remarks |
| 9:00 | FAA Designee Program Update |
| 10:00 | Airman Practical Testing Programs Update |
| 11:00 | Designee and Applicant Expectations and Human Behavior |
| Noon | Lunch |
| 1:30 | Managing Applicant Scheduling and Practical Test Demand |
| 2:30 | Break |
| 3:00 | Tips & Tricks of DMS and IACRA |
| 4:00 | Plans of Action Development and Management [Concurrent session]
How to Become a DPE [Concurrent session] |
| 5:00 | Adjourn |
Thursday, October 24
| 8:00 | Registration Opens |
| 8:30 | Human Factors and Performance Expectations During Practical Tests |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 11:00 | When the Checkride Goes Bad |
| Noon | Lunch |
| 1:45 | Coordinating and Delivering Quality Customer Service for Practical Tests |
| 3:00 | Standardization Discrepancies in the Practical Testing Landscape |
| 4:00 | Designee Suspension and/or Termination |
| 5:00 | Adjourn |
Attention non-FSANA members
Save $300 now on registration. Join FSANA prior to registering and receive FSANA member rate for the DPE Symposium. $100 Member discount + $200 Early bird discount = $300. For DPEs, FSANA membership is only $150. With the savings on registration, your membership is paid for ... and then some.
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2024 Symposium registration fee
Regular after October 4, 2024| | General | | FSANA member |
| | $795 pp | | $695 pp |
Registration fee refund policy:
Cancel on or before October 1, 2024, receive full refund.
Cancel October 2-11, 2024, receive registration fee less $100.
Cancel after October 11, 2024, no refunds will be given.
2024 Symposium hotel
FSANA is pleased to host its 2024 DPE Symposium at the Rosen Plaza Hotel.
Sleeping rooms are $179/nite plus tax. The resort fee is waived.
Room reservation cutoff date is October 1. After October 1 rooms may not be available.
10/11/2024: Rooms are still available
HOTEL INFO AND RESERVATIONS > 
