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Edward Charles Shipman

Grand Rapids FSDO • Active

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4 Testing Locations

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Traverse City, MI

294 North West Silver Lake Road

49685

Traverse Air Seaplane

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Traverse City, MI

1170 Airport Access Road

49686

Giving Wings Aviation

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Traverse City, MI

2600 Aero Park Drive

49686

Northwestern Michigan College (Nmc) Aero Park Campus

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Cadillac, MI

General Aviation Building

49601

Cadillac Airport (Kcad), Wexford County

Authorized Checkrides

Flight Instructor Examiner, Airplane Single-Engine Flight Instructor Examiner, Airplane Multi-Engine Commercial/Instrument Rating Examiner, Airplane Multi-Engine Sea Commercial/Instrument Rating Examiner, Airplane Multi-Engine Land Private Pilot Examiner, Airplane Multi-Engine Land Commercial/Instrument Rating Examiner, Airplane Single-Engine Land Private Pilot Examiner, Airplane Single-Engine Land Commercial/Instrument Rating Examiner, Airplane Single-Engine Sea Private Pilot Examiner, Airplane Single-Engine Sea Airline Transport Pilot Examiner, Airplane Multi-Engine Sea Airline Transport Pilot Examiner, Airplane Multi-Engine Land Flight Instructor Renewal Examiner

Aircraft Types

SP-GEN-AP

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