Poliana Guimaraes Perotto

Poliana Guimaraes Perotto is an FAA Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) based at Grand Prairie Municipal Airport (KGPM) in Grand Prairie, Texas, operating under the North Texas Flight Standards District Office. She holds Private, Commercial, Instrument, and Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificates exclusively for rotorcraft. Because she is a helicopter-only examiner, she does not conduct airplane checkrides. Her DPE authorizations cover helicopter practical tests for Private, Commercial, Instrument, ATP, and Flight Instructor Re-examinations.

In addition to her work as an examiner, Perotto is a Flight and Simulator Instructor Pilot for Airbus Helicopters Inc. in Grand Prairie. She provides turbine helicopter transition and emergency procedures training to commercial, corporate, and public safety entities. Her instruction has included specialized training for international agencies, such as preparing police officers from the Zapopan Police Air Squadron in Mexico for system emergencies, including hydraulic failures and tail rotor malfunctions.

Perotto spent her early commercial flying career in northern Oregon from 2012 to 2015, operating primarily around Hillsboro Airport and Aurora State Airport. During this time, she flew commercial charters, piloted doors-off Robinson R22 photo flights over Hillsboro, and participated in the Jerry Trimble Helicopters Full Touch-Down Autorotation Competition in McMinnville.