**CORRECTED COPY**

Previous document, dated December 23, 2005, was submitted with an
incorrect Exemption No. Please note the correct Exemption No. is 8674,
as revised below.

Exemption No. 8674

Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2005-23001

Mr. Mark L. Easterly

PM Air, LLC d.b.a. Promech Air, Inc.

1515 Tongass Avenue

Ketchikan, AK 99901

Dear Mr. Easterly:

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your request for
exemption. It transmits our decision, explains its basis, and gives you
the conditions and limitations of the exemption, including the date it
ends.

**The Basis for Our Decision**

On November 1, 2005, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) on behalf of PM Air, LLC, d.b.a. Promech Air, Inc., (PM Air) for
an exemption from § 135.203(a)(1) of Title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) to the extent necessary to allow PM Air to operate
under visual flight rules (VFR) outside controlled airspace over water
at an altitude below 500 feet.

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a
summary of the petition in the [Federal Register]{.underline} because
the requested extension of the exemption would not set a precedent, and
any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to PM Air.

The FAA has issued a grant of exemption in circumstances similar in all
material respects to those presented in your petition. In Grant of
Exemption No. 8108 (copy enclosed), the FAA found that a grant of
exemption is in the public interest and will provide a level of safety
equivalent to that provided under the regulation.

Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that---

-   they don't differ materially from those presented by the petitioner
    in the enclosed grant of exemption;

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-   the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed exemption
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-   a grant of exemption is in the public interest.

**Our Decision**

Under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the
FAA Administrator has delegated to me, I hereby grant PM Air, LLC,
d.b.a. Promech Air, Inc., an exemption from 14 CFR § 135.203(a)(1) to
the extent necessary to operate under visual flight rules outside
controlled airspace over water at an altitude below 500 feet, subject to
the conditions and limits described below.

**Conditions and Limitations**

1.  PM Air must conduct operations under this exemption

    a.  Exclusively in seaplanes operated under its air carrier
        certificate;

    b.  During the hours of daylight or during the hours of Alaskan
        Civil Twilight when the sun is not more than 6 degrees below the
        horizon;

    c.  At true airspeed not to exceed 130 knots;

    d.  Over open waterways, within sight of shore, and at minimum safe
        altitudes for emergency landing and separation clearance as set
        forth in 14 CFR § 91.119(a) and (c); and

    e.  Within U.S. airspace defined by a line from

> latitude 54°40´ N. longitude 133°00´ W. to
>
> latitude 54°40´ N. longitude 130°30´ W. to
>
> latitude 55°10´ N. longitude 129°50´ W. to
>
> latitude 56°00´ N. longitude 129°50´ W. to
>
> latitude 56°00´ N. longitude 132°00´ W. to
>
> latitude 56°35´ N. longitude 132°00´ W. to
>
> latitude 56°30´ N. longitude 133°50´ W. to
>
> latitude 55°50´ N. longitude 133°50´ W. back to
>
> latitude 54°40´ N. longitude 133°00´ W.
>
> 2\. When PM Air conducts operations under this exemption---

a\. Sky obscuration must exceed five-tenths cloud coverage and must
preclude VFR flight at or above 500 feet above the surface.

b.  Aircraft position and anticollision lights must be on and
    functioning.

c.  Aircraft may be operated below 500 feet above the surface down to an
    altitude of 400 feet above the surface only when the---

i\. Flight visibility is at least 2 miles,

> ii\. Surface wind velocity along the approved route is 12 knots or
> less, and
>
> iii\. Height of the sea (waves) is 1 foot or less.
>
> d\. Aircraft may be operated below 400 feet above the surface down to
> an altitude of 200 feet above the surface only when the---
>
> i\. Flight visibility is at least 3 miles,
>
> ii\. Surface wind velocity along the approved route is 12 knots or
> less, and
>
> iii\. Height of the sea (waves) is 1 foot or less.
>
> e\. Wind and sea conditions must allow for the safe accomplishment of
> an unscheduled landing.
>
> 3\. PM Air is not authorized to conduct operations under this
> exemption within Canadian airspace.
>
> 4\. PM Air is not authorized to operate an aircraft under this
> exemption at an altitude of less than 200 feet above the surface.
>
> 5\. PM Air must provide each pilot operating under this exemption with
> annual training on the conditions and limitations of this exemption.
>
> 6\. Before conducting operations under this exemption, PM Air must
> obtain approval for the routes to be flown from its certificate
> holding district office.

This exemption terminates on December 31, 2007, unless sooner superseded
or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

John M. Allen

Acting Director, Flight Standards Service

Enclosure