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Anthony James Capozzi is a highly accomplished FAA Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) and FAASTeam Representative based in California, Maryland. With a background as a retired captain for a major U.S. airline, Capozzi brings decades of professional flight experience to his evaluations at St. Mary's County Regional Airport and surrounding airfields. Beyond his cockpit expertise, he is a certified Airframe and Powerplant (A&P) mechanic with Inspection Authorization (IA), providing him with a comprehensive technical understanding of aircraft systems that distinguishes his approach to pilot certification.
Capozzi holds an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate and is a seasoned Flight Instructor (CFI, CFII, MEI) with extensive time in single-engine, multi-engine, and seaplane aircraft. He is widely recognized for his exceptional safety mindset, demonstrated by his successful execution of two high-profile emergency landings: a gear-up landing in a Piper Twin Comanche in 2017 and a forced landing in a cornfield following an engine failure in 2023. These incidents underscore his "coolheaded" proficiency, a quality he emphasizes while conducting practical tests for Private, Commercial, and Instrument candidates to ensure they meet the highest safety standards.