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Ave. , 9" " Floo r Ne wYork , N Y 1002 2 Phon e 212-385-121 5 Fax212-608-121 5 Pleas e Repl yTo : C T Offic e Decembe r28 , 201 1 VI AFEDE X PRIORIT Y OVERNIGH T Docke t Managemen t Facilit y U.S . Departmen t o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne wJerse yAvenue , S E Wes t Buildin g Groun d Floo r RoomW12-14 0 Washington , D C 2059 0 Re : Petitio n fo rExemptio n Dea rSi ro rMadam : Thi s fir m represent s Petitione rUnite d Technologie s Corporatio n ("UTC " o r "Petitioner") , whos e subsidiarie s includ e Sikorsk yAircraf t Compan y("Sikorsky") . Sikorsk yi s a manufacture ran d world-wid e distributo ro f helicopter s fo rmilitary , commercial , an d privat e uses . Sikorsk ymanufacture s th e S-9 2 aircraf t ("S-92") , whic h i s certificate d b yth e FAA a s a civi l aircraft . Th e S-92' s certificatio n require s tw o crewmembers . Whil e airme n holdin g a n appropriat e FA Acertificat e ca n properl y occup yth e secon d i n comman d sea t t o perfor m a n evaluatio n fligh t o f th e S-9 2 i n U.S . airspac e pe r1 4 CF R 61.55(g) , otherwis e qualifie d Individual s lackin g FA Acertificate s maynot . Thi s preclude s Sikorsk yfro m allowin g th e pilot s o f man ypotentia l purchaser s (includin g th e U.S . military ) t o manipulat e th e control s o n a n evaluatio n fligh t o f th e aircraft . I t mos t harshl yaffect s Sikorsky' s foreig n militar ysales , wher e th e foreig n militarypilot s typicall yd o no t hol d civi l airma n certificate s fro m thei row n country . A n exemptio n fro m 1 4 CF R 61.3(a)(1 ) t o permi t othenvis e qualifie d pilot s wh o d o no t hol d a n airma n certificat e issue d b yth e FA At o manipulat e th e control s durin g a n evaluatio n fligh t o f th e S-9 2 wa s previousl ygrante d t o UTC . (Se e Exemptio n No . 10076 , RegulatoryDocke t No . FAA-2007-0377 , annexe d heret o a s Attachmen t 1) . Exemptio n No . 1007 6 i s schedule d t o terminat e o n Jun e 30 , 2012 . UT C respectfull y request s tha t Exemptio n No . 1007 6 b e renewe d o rtha t a ne w exemptio n b e granted . A n exemptio n fro m 1 4 CF R 61.3(a)(1 ) i s necessarybecaus e th e regulatio n require s tha t a pilo t fligh t crewmembe ro n a U.S . civi l aircraf t mus t hol d a "vali d pilo t certificat e o rspecia l purpos e pilo t authorizatio n issue d unde rthi s part. " A s a result , th e airma n occupyin g th e secon d i n comman d statio n mus t hol d a certificat e issue d b yth eFAA . 1 4 CF R 61.55(g ) state s tha t "[T]h e holde ro f a commercia l o rairlin e transpor t pilo t

certificat e wit h th e appropriat e categoryan d clas s ratin g i s no t require d t o mee t th e requirement s of paragrap h (b)(2 ) o f thi s section , provide d th e pilot : (1 ) I s conductin g a ferryflight , aircraf t fligh t test , o revaluatio n fligh t o f a n aircraft' s equipment ; an d (2 ) I s no t carryin g an yperso n o rpropert yo n boar d th e aircraft , othe rtha n necessaryfo rconduc t o f th e flight. " Base d upo n th e regulation s an d absen t a n exemption , appropriatel y qualifie d pilot s wh o d o no t hol d FA A issue d certificates , suc h a s man yU.S . military pilots , militarypilot s o f foreig n governments , an d foreig n civi l pilots , canno t qualif yt o manipulat e th e control s an d thereb yevaluat e th e S-9 2 i n U.S . airspac e simpl ybecaus e the yd o no t hol d a n FA Aairma n certificate . UT C seek s relie f fro m 1 4 CF R 61.3(a)(1 ) i n orde rt o facilitat e Sikorsky' s sal e o f S-9 2 helicopter s t o th e U.S . militaryan d t o foreig n governments , corporation s an d individuals . Th e requeste d renewa l o f Exemptio n No . 1007 6 i s a matte ro f publi c interes t sinc e i t wil l continu e t o creat e an d retai n job s i n th e U.S. , assis t i n decreasin g th e U.S. ' foreig n trad e deficit , an d support U.S . interest s aroun d th e globe . Renewin g Exemptio n No . 1007 6 wil l no t adversel yaffec t publi c safety . I n particular , 1 4 CF R 61.3(a)(1 ) state s "... . whe n th e aircraf t i s operate d withi n a foreig n country , a curren t pilo t licens e issue d byth e countryi n whic h th e aircraf t i s operate d ma yb e used. " Here , UT C seek s a ver ylimite d versio n insid e th e U.S . o f wha t th e CF R alread ypermit s outsid e th e U.S . Specifically , UT C seek s t o permi t extremel ylimite d evaluatio n flight s withi n th e U.S . followin g th e identica l requirement s o f 1 4 CF R 61.55(g ) fo ran yFA

Acertificate d airman . Flight s o f thi s natur e involvin g FAAcertificate d airme n typicall yaverag e a n hou ri n duratio n an d als o typicall yamoun t t o on e o rtw o flight s pe r potentia l purchaser . Accordingly , the yar e certainl yno t o f a prolonge d o rrepetitiv e nature . A n appropriatel y(FAA ) certificate d UT C pilo t wil l alway s act a s pilo t i n comman d durin g th e propose d flights . UT C wil l b e adversel yaffecte d i f th e requeste d exemptio n i s no t grante d sinc e i t wil l severel ylimi t th e commercia l viabilit yo f th e aircraf t i f a larg e numbe ro f potentia l customer s ar e preclude d fro m appropriatel yevaluatin g it . Thoug h Petitione rview s tha t existin g regulation s permi t th e describe d evaluatio n flight s outsid e th e U.S. , i t nonetheles s specificall yask s tha t th e propose d exemptio n appl youtsid e th e U.S . shoul d th e Administrato rdisagre e wit h tha t analysis .I n sum , UT C seek s relie f fro m 1 4 CF R 61.3(a)(1 ) t o continu e t o permi t i t t o

operat e it s Sikorsk

yS-9 2 aircraf t i n th e U.S . fo rpurpose s o f evaluatio n flight s whe n U.S . military , an d foreig n civi l an d militar ypilots , ar e manipulatin g th e control s a s secon d i n comman d provide d tha t th e requirement s o f 1 4 CF R 61.55(g ) ar e otherwis e followed . Petitione rwoul d lik e t o permi t potentia l customer s whos e pilot s d o no t hol d FA Aissue d airma n certificate s t o perfor m evaluatio n flight s o f th e S-92 . Petitione r furthe rseek s expedite d revie w o f thi s reques t give n th e existin g exemptio n i s se t t o terminat e o n Jun e 30 , 201 2 Sincerely ,

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# ATTACHMEN T 1Exemptio n No . 1007 6 UNITE D STATE S O FAMERIC A DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N FEDERA L AVIATIO N ADMINISTRATIO N WASHINGTON , D C 2059 1

I n th e matter

o f th e petitio n o f UNITE D TECHNOLOGIE S CORPORATIO N fo r a n exemptio n from§ 91.9(a ) ofTitlel4 , Codeo f Federal Regulation s Regulator y Docke t No . FAA-2007-037 7

GRAN T O FEXEMPTIO N B y letter date dDecembe r

14 , 2007 , Mr . Pau l A . Lange , attorne y fo r Unite d Technologie s Corporatio n (UTC) , Unite dTechnologie s Building , Hartford , Connecticu t 06101 , petitione dth e Federal Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA ) o n behal f o f it s subsidiary , Sikorsk y Aircraf t Compan y (Sikorsky) , fo

r a n exemptio n fromsectio n § 61.3(a)(1 ) o f Titl e 14 , Cod e o f

Federal Regulation s (1 4 CFR) . Th e propose dexemption , i f granted , woul d allo w Sikorsk

y to operat e it s S-9 2 aircraf t in th e Unite dState s utilizin g on e crewmembe r withou t avali dpilo t

certificate . Th e petitione r

request s relie f

fro mth e followin g regulation : Sectio n 61. 3 prescribes , in pertinen t part , tha t aperso n ma

y no t ac t a s arequire dpilo t fligh t crewmembe r

o f acivi l aircraf

t o f U.S . registry , unles s that

perso n ha s avali dpilo t certificate issue dunde r

thi s part . Th e petitione r

support s it s reques t

wit h th e followin g information : Th e petitione r

state s Sikorsk

y i s amanufacturer

an dworldwid e distributo r o f helicopter s fo

r military , commercial , an dprivat e uses . Sikorsk y manufacture s th e S-9 2 aircraf t (S-92) , whic h i s certificate db y th e FAA a s acivi l aircraft . Th e S-92' s certificatio n require s tw o crewmembers . Whil e airme n holdin g a n appropriat e FA

A AFS-08-133- Ecertificate can properl y occup y th e secon di n comman dsea

t t o perfor ma n evaluatio n flight o f th e S-9 2 i n U.S . airspac e per 1 4 CFR§ 61.55(g) , otherwis e qualifie d individual s lackin g FA A certificate s ma y not . Thi s preclude s Sikorsk y fro mallowin g th e pilot s o f

many potentia l purchaser s (includin g th e U.S . military ) t o manipulat e th e control s o n a

n evaluatio n flight

o f th e aircraft . I

t mos t harshl y affect s Sikorsky' s foreig n military sales , wher e th e foreig n military pilot s typicall y d o no t hol dcivi l airman certificate s fromthei r ow n country . UT C request s a n exemptio n fro

m1 4 CFR § 61.3(a)(1 ) t o permi t

otherwis e qualifie dpilot s wh o d o no t hol da n airman certificate issue dby th e FA A t o manipulat e th e control s durin g a n evaluatio n flight

o f th e S-92 . A summary o f

th e peUtio n wa s publishe din th e Federal Registe r o n Januar> ' 3 , 200 8 (7 3 FR536-537) . N o publi c comment s were received . Th e FAA' s analysi s i s a s follows : Sectio n 61. 3 state s that

n o perso n ma

y operat e aU.S . registere dcivi l aircraf t a s a require dcrewmembe r

unles s that

perso n hold s aU.S . pilo t certificat e o r

aspecial purpos e pilo t

authorizatio n ( § 61.77) . Th e U. S military an dforeig n military an d civilian pilot s reference di n th e petitio n d o no t hol dth e appropriat e U.S . pilo t certificate . Base do n th e petitioner' s request , i t i s clea r tha t th e pilot s wil l no t

b e obtainin g aU.S . pilo t

certificate . Th e FAA wil l no t conside r grantin g relie f

fromany portio n o f § 61.3 , an dspecial purpos e pilo t authorizatio n unde r

§ 61.7 7 doe s no t

apply in thi s case . However , in orde r

t o maintai n a

n equivalen t

leve l o f safety , th e Administrato r wil l grant th e petitioner' s reques t

to allo w th e non-U.S.-certificate dpilot s t o manipulat e th e control s o f

th e S-9 2 withi n th e Unite dState s provide dthe y are accompanie dby a n appropriatel y certificate dan drate dpilo t in comman d(PIC) . I

n orde r t o accomplis h that , th e Administrato r

wil l grant

relie f from1 4 CFR§ 91.9(a) ; specifically , relie f from th e S-9 2 operatin g limitation s requirin g asecon dcrewmembe r with certai n condition s andlimitations . Th e FAA' s Decisio n I n consideratio n o f

th e foregoing , I findtha

t agrant o f exemptio n i s in th e publi c interest . Therefore , pursuan t t o th e authority containe din 4 9 U.S.C . § § 4011 3 an d44701 , delegate dt o me by th e Administrator , Sikorsk y i s grante da

n exemptio n from1 4 CFR § 91.9(a ) t o permi t

single-pilo t

operation s in th e S-9 2 aircraf t t o th e exten t

necessary t o als o allo w U.S . military pilots , foreig n military pilots , andforeig n civilian helicopte r pilot s t o manipulat e th e control s o f th e S-9 2 aircraf

t whil e in flight

withi n th e Unite dState s fo r th e purpos e o f

evaluatio n flights, subjec t t o th e condition s an dlimitation s liste dbelow . Condition s an dLimitation s 1 . Th e flight

mus t b e for evaluatio n purpos e only ;2 . Th e evaluatio n flight mus t b e approve db

y Sikorsky ; 3 . Th e evaluatio n flight

mus t b e conducte db

y aPI C wh o i s in th e emplo y o f Sikorsky ; 4 . Th e PI C mus t

hol davali dandappropriat e U.S . pilo t certificat e an dcategory , class , an dS-9 2 typ e rating ; 5 . U.S . military , foreig n military , an dforeig n civilian helicopte r pilot s ma y manipulat e th e control s whe n accompanie db y aPI C wh o meet s th e requirement s o f Conditio n No . 3 an dConditio n No . 4 ; 6 . Th e PI C mus t

provid e eac h evaluatio n pilo t apreflight

briefin g t o includ e operatio n of th e flight contro l syste man demergenc y operations ; 7 . Th e evaluatio n flight

i s conducte dunder

da y visual flight

rule s conditions ; an d 8 . Only person s o r

property necessary fo

r th e conduc t

o f a n evaluatio n flight

ar e permitte do n boardth e aircraf t whe n conductin g a

n evaluatio n flight

in accordanc e wit hthi s exemption . Thi s exemptio n terminate s o n Jun e 30 , 2012 , unles s sooner supersede do r

rescinded . Issue di n Washington , D.C. , o n Jun e 7 , 2010 . /s / Raymon dTowle s Actin g Director , Fligh t

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