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Jeffrey Brian Schorsch is an FAA Designated Pilot Examiner based in Perrysburg, Ohio, operating under the Cleveland Flight Standards District Office (GL-25). Holding Airline Transport Pilot, Commercial, Flight Instructor (CFI/CFII), and Instrument certifications, Schorsch's FAA aircraft category on record is limited to helicopters. He is strictly a rotorcraft examiner and does not conduct airplane checkrides. His specific designations include Airline Transport Pilot Examiner (Rotorcraft) and Flight Instructor Instrument Examiner (Rotorcraft), and he is SFAR 73 qualified to conduct evaluations in the Robinson R-22 and R-44.
Schorsch flew for Toledo Life Flight in Toledo, Ohio, for 30 years, serving as Chief Pilot for 28 of those years. On September 11, 2001, he coordinated the dispatch of an emergency helicopter crew to Pittsburgh for mass-casualty disaster response following the terrorist attacks, recalling the flight through federally restricted, empty airspace as a "real eerie" experience.
On January 1, 2022, Schorsch joined Sweet Helicopters, a Part 135 charter operation in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he has worked as Chief Pilot and Director of Operations. His responsibilities include pilot hiring, managing new aircraft acquisitions, and conducting recurrent training on topics such as Loss of Tail Rotor Effectiveness. He first met the company's owner, Chuck Surack, years prior when Schorsch administered Surack's helicopter checkride in Toledo.
In industry safety contributions, including the Enstrom Helicopter Corporation safety newsletter, Schorsch has focused on how pilots handle Inadvertent Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IIMC). He advocates that pilots must stay calm and rely strictly on instruments when encountering unexpected low-visibility or cloud layers to prevent accidents.