FAA Launches Voluntary Survey for Pilot Examiners
Published Date: 12/29/2025
Notice
Summary
The FAA wants to start a new survey for pilots who take tests from private examiners to see how well these examiners are doing. This survey is voluntary and helps the FAA keep things safe and fair, as required by a new law. Pilots and examiners are affected, and the FAA is asking for public comments by February 27, 2026, before making it official.
Free Policy Watch
New rules are filed every week. Most people never see them.
Pick a topic. PRIA watches every federal rule and tells you when one hits your household.
Pick a topic to get started
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Voluntary post‑exam pilot survey
The FAA will ask pilots who complete practical exams from Designated Pilot Examiners (DPEs) to fill out a voluntary survey of about twelve yes-or-no questions about professionalism, exam environment, exam content, and the length of the ground and flight portions. The agency estimates about 49,000 pilots will complete the survey each year, each taking about seven minutes, for a total annual burden of 343,000 minutes.
FAA tracking of DPE performance
The FAA will use the collected survey responses to track the performance and merit of Designated Pilot Examiners (DPEs), as directed by Section 833 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024. The survey results will be part of FAA oversight of DPEs.
Your PRIA Score
Personalized for You
How does this regulation affect your finances?
Sign up for a PRIA Policy Scan to see your personalized alignment score for this federal register document and every other regulation we track. We analyze your financial profile against policy provisions to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.
Key Dates
Department and Agencies
Take It Personal
Get Your Personalized Policy View
Start a Free Government Policy Watch to see how policy affects your household, then upgrade to PRIA Full Coverage for year-round monitoring.
Already have an account? Sign in