Richard Wallace

Richard Wallace, commonly known in the Alaska aviation community as Andy Wallace, is an FAA Designated Pilot Examiner based in Girdwood, Alaska. He is a rotorcraft-only examiner holding Private Pilot and Certified Flight Instructor certificates restricted to helicopters, meaning he does not conduct airplane checkrides. Operating under the Anchorage Flight Standards District Office, Wallace is authorized to administer practical tests for Private, Commercial, Flight Instructor, and Flight Instructor Instrument ratings in helicopters. Professionally, Wallace serves as the Director of Operations for Alpine Air Alaska, LLC, working alongside founders Keith and Deb Essex, and has served as the Chief Flight Instructor at Alyeska Helicopters in Anchorage. His flying career also includes supporting the film crew of the 2012 documentary 'Chasing Ice' as an active helicopter pilot.