AFS-11-219-E 

March 25, 2011 

 Exemption No. 10230 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2011-

0242 

Mr. Dan Hollowell 

Director of Operations 

International Council of Air Shows, Inc. 

750 Miller Drive, SE, Suite F-3 

Leesburg, VA 20175 

Dear Mr. Hollowell: 

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 

By letter dated March 10, 2011, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 

behalf of the International Council of Air Shows, Inc. (ICAS) for an exemption from § 61.3(a) 

and (c) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) to the extent necessary to allow 

ICAS pilots to operate as pilots in command (PIC) without having their pilot certificates, 

medical certificates, and photo identifications in their physical possession during flight. 

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition 

in the Federal Register because the requested exemption would not set a precedent, and any 

delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to ICAS. 

The FAA has previously issued a grant of exemption to ICAS in circumstances similar in all 

material respects to those presented in your current petition. In Grant of Exemption No. 9551 

(copy enclosed), the FAA found that because aircraft performing in ICAS airshows takeoff 

and land at the same airport, the ICAS pilots will have immediate access to their certificates 

prior to takeoff and after landing. As such, upon request by an appropriate official, the ICAS 

pilot will be able to present the required certificates for inspection. 
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Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that— 

 they are similar in all material respects to relief previously requested in the enclosed Grant 

of Exemption No. 9551; 

 the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 9551 

also apply to the situation you present; and 

 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 International Council of Air Shows, Inc. an exemption 

from 14 CFR § 61.3(a) and (c) to the extent necessary for ICAS pilots to act as PICs, or in 

any other capacity as a required pilot flight crewmember of a civil aircraft of U.S. registry, 

without having their current airman medical certificates, pilot certificates, and photo 

identifications in their personal possession. The exemption is subject to the conditions and 

limitations described below. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. Flights must be nonstop and take place within a 25-statute-mile radius of the 

departure airport. 

2. Each airman performing in an airshow must have his or her current pilot 

certificate, medical certificate, and photo identification readily available for 

presentation upon request by an FAA inspector or other appropriate authority 

before and after the airshow performance. 
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3. Each ICAS pilot operating under this exemption must be given a briefing by an 

ICAS representative on the provisions of this exemption. 

This exemption terminates on March 31, 2013, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

John W. McGraw 

Acting Director, Flight Standards 

 Service 

Enclosure