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December 30, 2014 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

Docket Operations, M-30 

West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590

Dear Sir/Madam, 

RE: Docket No. FAA-2010-1128 

Endeavor Air Inc., (formerly Pinnacle Airlines) operating under the REXA257A certificate petitions the 

Administrator for extension of Exemption 10184A (Docket FAA-2010-1128) in relief of 14 CFR 121.652. 

Continued approval of this exemption will benefit the flying public by improving reliability of air service for 

numerous communities served by Endeavor Air. In addition, safety will be enhanced by reducing the 

number of weather related diversions and their associated risk. The proposed conditions and limitations 

related to this request are attached for reference. 

Thank you for your consideration. If you have any questions concerning this proposal, you may contact 

me at 612-801-6331. 

Sincerely, 

David Wilson 

Director, Flight Operations 

Endeavor Air, Inc. 

7500 Airline Drive | M.S. 01P 

Minneapolis, MN 55450-1101 

www.EndeavorAir.com 
Endeavor Air Inc. ‐ Extension Request for Exemption 10184A (FAA‐2010‐1128)

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Conditions and Limitations: 

Endeavor Air Inc. proposes the following conditions and limitations in association with this proposal when 

operating under this exemption: 

1. This exemption will apply to the CL-65 fleet. 

2. Endeavor Air Inc. must maintain authority to operate under the provisions of OpSpec C059. 

3. This exemption will only apply to Category I operations. 

4. Endeavor Air Inc. will maintain a “Crew Pairing” policy which ensures either the PIC or SIC has at 

least 75 hours of line operating flight time as either the PIC or SIC in the appropriate seat, in the 

type aircraft being flown. 

5. The PIC and SIC must be fully qualified for Category II operations. 

6. The aircraft and associated airborne systems must be fully functional for Category II operations. 

7. A coupled approach is used for the approach, to decision height or until initiation of a missed 

approach. 

8. The flight crew must use an appropriate Category II instrument approach procedure. 

9. Category I instrument approach procedures or landings will not be initiated or completed when 

the weather conditions are below 4000 RVR (3/4 Mile Visibility) and if either the cross-wind 

component exceeds 15 knots or the braking action is reported as less than good. 

10. Endeavor Air Inc. pilots who do not meet the 300 hour PIC requirement in turbojet airplanes to 

conduct Category II operations in accordance with approved operations specifications C59(d) 

may conduct Category II operations under the appropriate provisions of this exemption provided 

he or she has accumulated 300 hours as a pilot in a turbojet airplane. 
Endeavor Air Inc. ‐ Extension Request for Exemption 10184A (FAA‐2010‐1128)

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Compliance Procedures: 

Condition 1: This exemption will apply to the CL-65 fleet.

This condition will be contained in the Flight Operations Manual (FOM) under the Exemption 10184 

heading. 

Condition 2: Endeavor Air Inc. must maintain authority to operate under the provisions of OpSpec C059. 

This condition will be contained in the Flight Operations Manual (FOM) under the Exemption 10184 

heading 

Condition 3: This exemption will only apply to Category I operations 

This condition will be contained in the Flight Operations Manual (FOM) under the Exemption 10184 

heading 

Condition 4: Endeavor Air Inc. will maintain a crew pairing policy which ensures either the PIC or SIC 

has at least 75 hours of line operating flight time as either the PIC or SIC in the appropriate seat, in the 

type aircraft being flown 

Endeavor Air Inc. currently operates with a crew pairing policy which meets the above requirement. This 

policy is located in section 5 of the FOM; a reference to this Exemption will be added to the FOM ensuring 

that if the crew pairing policy is not maintained, the Exemption will not be used. 

Condition 5: The PIC and SIC must be fully qualified for Category II operations 

This condition will be contained in the Flight Operations Manual (FOM) under the Exemption 10184 

heading. 

Condition 6: The aircraft and associated airborne systems must be fully functional for Cat. II operations. 

This condition will be contained in the Flight Operations Manual (FOM) under the Exemption 10184 

heading and the Minimum Equipment Lists (MEL’s) in all affected aircraft will be updated to reflect this 

limitation. 

Condition 7: A coupled approach is used for the approach, to decision height or until initiation of a 

missed approach. 

This condition will be contained in the Flight Operations Manual (FOM) under the Exemption 10184 

heading. 

Condition 8: The flight crew must use an appropriate Category II instrument approach procedures. 

This condition will be contained in the Flight Operations Manual (FOM) under the Exemption 10184 

heading. 

Condition 9: Category I instrument approach procedures or landings will not be initiated or completed 

when the weather conditions are below 4000 RVR (3/4 Mile Visibility) and if either the cross-wind 

component exceeds 15 knots or the braking action is reported as less than good. 

This condition will be contained in the Flight Operations Manual (FOM) under the Exemption 10184 

heading. 

Condition 10: Endeavor Air Inc. pilots who do not meet the 300 hour PIC requirement in turbojet 

airplanes to conduct Category II operations in accordance with approved operations specifications 

C059(d) may conduct Category II operations under the appropriate provisions of this exemption provided 

he or she has accumulated 300 hours as a pilot in a turbojet airplane. 

This condition will be contained in the Flight Operations Manual (FOM) under the Exemption 10184 

heading.