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Robert Alan Davids serves as an FAA Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) based at Calaveras County Airport in San Andreas, California, operating within the Sacramento Flight Standards District Office. With over 45 years of aviation experience, Davids holds airline transport pilot, commercial, instrument, and certified flight instructor certificates, with ratings in single-engine and multi-engine land airplanes. In addition to administering Private, Commercial, Instrument, and CFI checkrides, Davids is an active commercial pilot, currently serving as a Boeing 777 Captain for United Airlines. Candidates routinely commend his fair, welcoming, and low-stress testing environment, noting that his exams feel like a friendly conversation rather than an interrogation. Outside of his professional duties, Davids volunteered in late 2024 for the Hospice of Amador and Calaveras 'Last Wish Program' to fly former TWA flight attendant Janet McAnnally on a sunset Cessna flight, letting her take the controls and gifting her a personal logbook.