Brian Andrew Park

Brian Andrew Park is a highly experienced FAA Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) serving the Kansas City, Missouri, aviation community under the Kansas City Flight Standards District Office (FSDO). With a professional foundation built upon military service and commercial airline operations, Park brings a disciplined and thorough perspective to the airman certification process. He served as a Major in the Air Force Reserve with a background as an instructor pilot for Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT), where he operated advanced platforms including the C-130J and C-40. This extensive military and instructional history informs his commitment to high-standard pilot evaluations.

Park holds an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate and is a seasoned Certified Flight Instructor (CFI/CFII/MEI) with thousands of flight hours across jet and turboprop aircraft. As a DPE, he is authorized to conduct practical tests for Private, Commercial, and Instrument ratings, as well as Multi-Engine certifications. He is widely respected in the Midwest for his professional evaluation style, which emphasizes risk management, situational awareness, and strict adherence to FAA Practical Test Standards. Throughout his career, he has maintained an unblemished safety record, reinforcing his reputation as a fair and safety-conscious examiner for the next generation of aviators.