AFS-16-8451-E 

April 15, 2016 

 Exemption No. 10975A 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2001-9791 

Mr. Eugene A. Nock 

President/Chief Pilot 

NockAir Helicopters, Inc. 

835 Tarawitt Drive 

Longboat Key, FL 34228 

Dear Mr. Nock: 

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption No. 

10975. 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 18, 2016, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

on behalf of NockAir Helicopters, Inc. (NAHI) for an extension of Exemption No. 10975. 

That exemption from § 133.43(a) and (b) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 

allows NAHI to use its helicopters to perform aerial trapeze acts without using an approved 

external-load attachment or quick-release device for carrying persons on a trapeze bar. 

In your petition, you indicate that there has been no change in the conditions and reasons 

relative to public interest and safety that were the basis for granting the original exemption. 

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

in the Federal Register because the requested extension of the exemption would not set a 

precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to NAHI. 

Our Decision 

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 10975 

remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. Therefore, under the 
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authority provided by 49 U.S.C. §§ 106(f), 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator 

has delegated to me, I grant NockAir Helicopter, Inc. (NAHI) an exemption from 14 CFR 

§ 133.43 (a) and (b) to allow NAHI to use its helicopters to perform aerial trapeze acts 

without using an approved external-load attachment or quick-release device for carrying 

persons on a trapeze bar, subject to the conditions and limitations listed below. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. NAHI may only use this grant of exemption for carrying person(s) who are practicing 

or performing trapeze acts in an airshow or a special event. 

2. Before carrying person(s) on the trapeze, NAHI must provide a copy of this grant of 

exemption to those persons. 

3. NAHI must inform the pilot that the trapeze equipment is not attached to the quickrelease device. 

4. Before each performance and practice of an aerial trapeze act, the pilot and trapeze 

artist(s) will discuss and agree on actions of the pilot and trapeze artist(s) on 

emergencies procedures. 

5. NAHI may only exercise the privileges of this grant of exemption while within sterile 

areas that allow an emergency landing without undue hazard to person(s) or property 

on the surface that are not directly associated with the operations. 

6. This exemption is not valid for operations outside of the United States. 

The Effect of Our Decision 

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 10975, as amended, to April 30, 

2018, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

//s// 

John Barbagallo 

Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service