About JC
JC holds an ATP certificate with single and multi engine ratings as well as a Flight Instructor certificate with single, multiengine and Instrument Airplane ratings. He is type rated in the CE500, CE525S, CE560XL, IA-JET, B727, B737, B757, and B767 and holds Commercial Rotocraft (Helicopter) privileges. He’s logged over 19,000 hours and became an FAA Examiner in 2006 and currently administers Sport, Private, Commercial, ATP, CFI, Instrument-Airplane, Multi-engine airplane, Instrument and Multi-engine Instructor, CE-500 Citation, CE-525/525S CJ, CE560XL/XLS type rating practical tests with Administrative authority.
From 1983 to 2008, JC was a pilot, check airman and corporate counsel with ATA Airlines. He chaired the Runway Incursion Working Group, worked with the FAA and other federal agencies, and served on the ICAO Disruptive Passenger Task Force and the Airlines for America Litigation Committee. He has also served as chief pilot and director of operations under Part 135.
He is a member of the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators, AOPA, NBAA, Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association, the Aviation Lawyers Association and Quiet Birdmen. His other activities include teaching Aviation Law as an adjunct professor at the Indiana University McKinney School of Law, serving as president of the Indiana Aviation Hall of Fame, and volunteering with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department.
What To Bring
Proper planning is key to a successful checkride. When scheduling your checkride, please make sure you have the following required items:
- IACRA applicant FTN1
- Current medical certificate/BasicMed
- Government issued photo ID
(Type rating applicants must bring a current and valid US passport.
A list of acceptable photo and government ID's besides a valid US driver's licenses (ie: Student ID,
Tribal ID, etc) can be found on IACRA.)
- Current pilot certificate
- Pilot's logbook with record of ground training
- Full name and certificate numbers for Applicant and recommending CFI
- Written test results for applicable certificate/rating
- If required for the practical test, a completed Cross Country planning document and Weight & Balance for the flight assigned by the examiner
- Required instructor endorsements for applicable certificate and/or rating
- AROW documents and maintenance logs for the aircraft to be used
- Examiner's fee
Contact me directly for fees associated with your checkride. If you are ready, please click here to schedule your checkride.
1The FAA requires that all applications proceed through IACRA. Paper 8710 forms are disfavored and should not be used except under special circumstances and only if IACRA is not available. There will be a $50 charge for processing paper forms.
FAA Practical Tests
Authorized for these FAA practical tests:
- Cessna CE-500 Type Rating
- Cessna CE-525/525S (all models) Type Rating
- Cessna CE-560XL/XLS Type Rating
- FAR 61.58 Proficiency Checks: CE-500 Series; CE-525/525S Series; CE-560XL/XLS Series
- Private Pilot - single and multiengine land
- Sport Pilot
- Instrument Rating - airplane
- Commercial Pilot - single and multiengine land
- Airline Transport Pilot - single and multiengine
- Certified Flight Instructor - airplane
- Certified Flight Instructor - instrument airplane (add on)
- Certified Flight Instructor - multiengine airplane (add on)
- Certified Flight Instructor - renewal/reinstatement
- Remote Pilot (drone)
Type Rating/Proficiency Check
A Type Rating or Proficiency Check in your Citation, CJ, or X. You can combine your PC or type rating with an original ATP certificate. Endorsements vary.
- Cessna 500 Series
- Cessna 525 Series
- Cessna 560 XL/XLS Series
Schedule an Exam
Use this form to schedule your checkride with me. Please make sure that you have all the necessary prerequisites completed as outlined here.
Contact
Please contact me if you have additional questions regarding your checkride. If you wish to schedule a checkride,
please click here
(317) 225-2757
jcbuehler@indianadpe.com
