AFS-14-274-E 

May 28, 2014 

 Exemption No. 10994 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2007-29107 

Ms. Tammie Irwin 

Cape Air, Director of Safety 

Hyannis Air Service, Inc. 

660 Barnstable Road 

Hyannis, MA 02601 

Dear Ms. Irwin: 

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 February 11, 2014, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

on behalf of Hyannis Air Service, Inc. (Hyannis Air) for an extension of Exemption 

No. 10045A. That exemption from § 121.434(c)(1)(ii) of Title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR) allowed Hyannis Air to substitute a qualified and authorized check 

airman or aircrew program designee for an FAA inspector to observe a qualifying pilot in 

command (PIC) who is completing initial or upgrade training specified in § 121.424 during at 

least one flight leg that includes a takeoff and a landing. That exemption, however, expired on 

March 31, 2014. Therefore, we will treat your request as a new petition. 

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 Hyannis 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. 10045 (copy enclosed), the FAA 

found that subject to certain conditions and limitations, the requirement for an FAA inspector 
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to observe a qualifying PIC before they begin operations in an airplane unsupervised may be 

conducted by and satisfied by the certificate holder’s check airman or aircrew program 

designee. The FAA found that this could be accomplished without reducing the level of 

safety provided by the regulation. 

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. 10045 

 the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 10045 

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. §§ 106(f), 40113, and 44701, which the FAA 

Administrator has delegated to me, Hyannis Air Services, Inc. is granted an exemption from 

14 CFR 121.434(c)(1)(ii), to the extent necessary to allow Hyannis Air to substitute a 

qualified and authorized check airman or aircrew program designee for an FAA inspector to 

observe a qualifying PIC who is completing initial or upgrade training specified in § 121.424 

during at least one flight leg that includes a takeoff and a landing, subject to the conditions 

and limitations described below. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. A Hyannis Air check airman or aircrew program designee may conduct a PIC 

observation in place of an FAA inspector when– 

a. The Administrator preapproves that substitution for each observation for a 

qualifying PIC candidate, thus reserving first right of refusal to the FAA in 

each case. Hyannis Air, therefore, must contact an appropriate FAA office, in 

each instance, before substituting that check airman or aircrew program 

designee; 

b. The qualifying PIC candidate has completed no less than 10 hours of 

supervised operating experience (OE) and accomplished no fewer than two 

takeoffs and landings; and 

c. The qualifying PIC candidate is performing PIC duties during a complete 

flight leg, including flightdeck preparation, before starting engines checklist, 

taxi, takeoff, all other flight phases, landing taxi, and securing checklist. 

2. Each Hyannis Air check airman or aircrew program designee conducting a PIC 

observation in place of an FAA inspector must— 

a. Be approved by the Administrator to conduct the observation; 
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b. Have served as a check airman or aircrew program designee for Hyannis Air 

for no less than 6 months; and 

c. Not supervise the OE or conduct the initial line check for the qualifying PIC 

candidate being observed. 

3. Hyannis Air must maintain student, check airman, and aircrew program designee 

records that demonstrate compliance with the conditions and limitations of this 

exemption. 

This exemption terminates on June 30, 2016, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

John Barbagallo 

Acting Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service 

Enclosure