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Overview

The DOI OAS Approved Inspectors List () is a public-domain DOI Office of Aviation Services aviation safety document, republished here as a free chaptered HTML edition with a linked table of contents and the official PDF.

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DOI Office of Aviation Services
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2026
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3

Key points

  • The DOI Office of Aviation Services maintains a list of approved inspectors authorized to conduct equipment inspections and flight evaluations.
  • The list was last updated on April 10, 2026.
  • Inspectors are authorized per Instructions OAS-5400-202/204.
  • The document includes various aircraft and equipment types for which inspectors are authorized.
  • The list categorizes inspectors by their respective bases and the types of aircraft or equipment they are qualified to inspect.
Frequently asked questions
What is the purpose of the DOI Approved Inspectors List?

The DOI Approved Inspectors List is intended to identify inspectors authorized to conduct equipment inspections and flight evaluations as per specific instructions.

When was the DOI Approved Inspectors List last updated?

The list was last updated on April 10, 2026.

What instructions govern the authorization of inspectors?

Inspectors are authorized according to Instructions OAS-5400-202/204.

What types of aircraft and equipment are included in the inspectors' authorizations?

The document includes various types of aircraft such as airplanes, helicopters, and uncrewed aircraft systems, along with specific equipment types.

How are inspectors categorized in the document?

Inspectors are categorized by their respective bases and the types of aircraft or equipment they are qualified to inspect.

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DOI OFFICE OF AVIATION SERVICES—APPROVED INSPECTORS: Updated 04 / 1 0/2026

NOTE: Inspectors are authorized per Instructions OAS-5400-202/204 to conduct the equipment inspections and flight evaluators indicated on this form.

Base WRO HQ WRO AKRO WRO WRO WRO ERO ERO ERO AKRO AKRO AKRO HQ AKRO WRO HQ BLM HQ HQ HQ AKRO HQ ERO HQ HQ HQ AKRO HQ WRO AKRO Inspector Bakker, Jeffrey Brown, Joe Burlage, Todd Carson, Daryl Colson, Allen Cook, Tom Englert, Rich Fowler, Dale Herman, Donnie Hill, Daryl Howell, Gil Jenkins, Jason Kearney, Patrick Koeckeritz, Brad Kopczynski, Jim Leone, Bryan Lindley, Jonathan McCormick, Robert Milone, Colin Mitchem, Jacob Murgoitio, Jayson Nichols, Kenton Nuttall, Jeffrey Pena, Terry Ramaekers, Steve Shepherd, Travis Stroud, Steve Tatman, David Thurau, Rich Wiley, Kevin Wittkop, James AC-Airplane-Large N/A N/A X X X N/A N/A X X N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X X N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A AC-Airplane-Light ME X N/A X X X N/A N/A X X N/A N/A X X N/A X X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X X N/A N/A X N/A X N/A N/A N/A AC-Airplane-Light SE X N/A X X X N/A N/A X X N/A N/A X X N/A X X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X X N/A N/A X N/A X N/A N/A N/A AC-Airtanker N/A N/A X X X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X X N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A AC-DOI Fleet N/A N/A X X X N/A N/A X X N/A N/A X X N/A X X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X X N/A N/A X N/A X N/A N/A N/A AC-Helicopter-Type I N/A N/A X N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A AC-Helicopter-Type II N/A N/A X X X N/A N/A X X N/A N/A X X N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X X N/A N/A X N/A X N/A N/A N/A AC-Helicopter-Type III & IV X N/A X X X N/A N/A X X N/A N/A X X N/A X X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X X N/A N/A X N/A X N/A N/A N/A AC-Helicopter-IA Fire N/A N/A X X X N/A N/A X X N/A N/A X X N/A X X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A X N/A X N/A N/A N/A AC-SEAT N/A N/A X N/A X N/A N/A X X N/A N/A X X N/A X X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X X N/A N/A X N/A X N/A N/A N/A AC-Scooper-CL215/415 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A AC-Uncrewed Aircraft Systems N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A X N/A N/A N/A X N/A X N/A X N/A N/A AV-Conformity, Static & Dynamic N/A X X X X N/A N/A X X N/A N/A X X N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A X AV-Interagency Fire Performance Tests X X X X X N/A N/A X X N/A N/A X X N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A EQ-Fuel Servicing Units X X X N/A X N/A N/A X X N/A N/A X X N/A X X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EQ-SEAT Support Vehicle N/A X X X X N/A N/A X X N/A N/A N/A X N/A X X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A PA-Aerial Application N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A PA-Air Attack (ATGS) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A X N/A N/A X N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A PA-ASM/Leadplane N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A PA-External Load N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X PA-Floats & Amphibian N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X PA-Glacier Landings, Skis N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X PA-Large N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A PA-Light ME N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A X N/A N/A X N/A X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A PA-Light SE N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A X N/A X N/A N/A X N/A X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X PA-Low Level N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A X N/A X N/A N/A X N/A X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X * = Bureau Employee ** = DOI Fleet Aircraft, only *** = DOI Pilots Fleet Aircraft, only # = Contract Inspector Authorizations: AC=Aircraft AV=Avionics EQ=Equipment PA=Pilot Airplane PH=Pilot Helicopter PU=Pilot-Uncrewed Aircraft Systems

DOI OFFICE OF AVIATION SERVICES—APPROVED INSPECTORS: Updated 0 4 / 1 0/2026

NOTE: Inspectors are authorized per Instructions OAS-5400-202/204 to conduct the equipment inspections and flight evaluators indicated on this form.

Base WRO HQ WRO AKRO WRO WRO WRO ERO ERO ERO AKRO AKRO AKRO HQ AKRO WRO HQ BLM HQ HQ HQ AKRO HQ ERO HQ HQ HQ AKRO HQ WRO AKRO Inspector Bakker, Jeffrey Brown, Joe Burlage, Todd Carson, Daryl Colson, Allen Cook, Tom Englert, Rich Fowler, Dale Herman, Donnie Hill, Daryl Howell, Gil Jenkins, Jason Kearney, Patrick Koeckeritz, Brad Kopczynski, Jim Leone, Bryan Lindley, Jonathan McCormick, Robert Milone, Colin Mitchem, Jacob Murgoitio, Jayson Nichols, Kenton Nuttall, Jeffrey Pena, Terry Ramaekers, Steve Shepherd, Travis Stroud, Steve Tatman, David Thurau, Rich Wiley, Kevin Wittkop, James PA-Mountainous Terrain N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A X N/A X N/A N/A X N/A X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X PA-NVG N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A PA-Off Airport, Wheels N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X PA-Paracargo N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A PA-Point-to-Point (Administrative) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X X N/A N/A X X N/A X N/A X N/A N/A X N/A X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X PA-Reconnaissance N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A X N/A X N/A N/A X N/A X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X PA-Skis N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X PA-Smokejumper N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A PA-Water Retardant Delivery, Airtanker N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A PA-WaterRetardant Delivery, CL215/415 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A PA-Water Retardant Delivery, SEAT N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A X N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A PH-Aerial Application, Precision N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A PH-Aerial Application, Projectile N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A PH-Aerial Application, Traditional N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A PH-ACETA, Eradicate/Dart/Mark <50' N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A PH-ACETA, Eradicate/Dart/Mark >50' N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A PH-ACETA, Herding N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A PH-ACETA, Netgunning N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A PH-ACETA, Trapping N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A PH-Aerial Ignition, Helitorch N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A PH-Aerial Ignition, PSD N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A PH-Animal Classification N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A PH-External Load, Belly Hook/Sling <50' N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A PH-External Load, Cargo Letdown N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A PH-External Load, Hoist N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A PH-External Load, Longline >50' N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A * = Bureau Employee ** = DOI Fleet Aircraft, only *** = DOI Pilots Fleet Aircraft, only # = Contract Inspector Authorizations: AC=Aircraft AV=Avionics EQ=Equipment PA=Pilot Airplane PH=Pilot Helicopter PU=Pilot-Uncrewed Aircraft Systems

DOI OFFICE OF AVIATION SERVICES—APPROVED INSPECTORS: Updated 0 4 / 1 0/2026

NOTE: Inspectors are authorized per Instructions OAS-5400-202/204 to conduct the equipment inspections and flight evaluators indicated on this form.

Base WRO HQ WRO AKRO WRO WRO WRO ERO ERO ERO AKRO AKRO AKRO HQ AKRO WRO HQ BLM HQ HQ HQ AKRO HQ ERO HQ HQ HQ AKRO HQ WRO AKRO Inspector Bakker, Jeffrey Brown, Joe Burlage, Todd Carson, Daryl Colson, Allen Cook, Tom Englert, Rich Fowler, Dale Herman, Donnie Hill, Daryl Howell, Gil Jenkins, Jason Kearney, Patrick Koeckeritz, Brad Kopczynski, Jim Leone, Bryan Lindley, Jonathan McCormick, Robert Milone, Colin Mitchem, Jacob Murgoitio, Jayson Nichols, Kenton Nuttall, Jeffrey Pena, Terry Ramaekers, Steve Shepherd, Travis Stroud, Steve Tatman, David Thurau, Rich Wiley, Kevin Wittkop, James PH-External Load, Fast Rope N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A PH-External Load, Rappel N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A PH-External Load, Short Haul N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A PH-Low Level N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A PH-Mountainous Terrain N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A PH-NVG N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A PH-Offshore Platform N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A PH-Float Ops (fixed floats) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A PH-Point-to-Point (Administrative) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A PH-Reconnaissance N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A PH-Deep Snow Operations N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A PH-STEP N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A PH-Type I N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A PH-Types II, III, IV N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A PH-Vessel Landing N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A PH-Water/Retardant Delivery N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X X N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A PU-Uncrewed Aircraft Systems N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A X N/A X N/A N/A N/A X N/A X N/A X N/A N/A Listing Updated: 0 4 / 1 0/2026 * = Bureau Employee ** = DOI Fleet Aircraft, only *** = DOI Pilots Fleet Aircraft, only # = Contract Inspector Authorizations: AC=Aircraft AV=Avionics EQ=Equipment PA=Pilot Airplane PH=Pilot Helicopter PU=Pilot-Uncrewed Aircraft Systems

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