AFS-16-9470-E April 26, 2016

Exemption No. 4296T Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2001-8754

Mr. James A. Young Director of Operations Everts Air Fuel, Inc.

P.O. Box 60908 Fairbanks, AK 99706

Dear Mr. Young:

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend and amend Exemption No. 4296, as amended. 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 16, 2016, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of Everts Air Fuel, Inc. (Everts) for an extension of, and amendment to, Exemption No. 4296, as amended. That exemption from § 91.9(a) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows Everts to ope rate certain McDonnell Douglas DC-6 (DC-6) aircraft at a 5 percent increased zero fuel wei ght and landing weight for all-cargo aircraft to provide supplies to people in isolated villages in Alaska. The amendment you requested would revise the list of specific aircraft to be operated under this exemption.

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, and amendment to, this exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to

Everts.2

Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 4296, as amended, remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. Therefore, under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. §§ 106(f), 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegated to me, I grant Everts Air Fuel, Inc. (Everts) an exemption from 14 CFR § 91.9(a) to operate certain McD onnell Douglas DC-6 (DC-6) aircraft at a 5 percent increased zero fuel weight and landing weight for all-cargo aircraft to provide supplies to people in isolated villages in Alaska, subject to the conditions and limitations

listed below.

Conditions and Limitations

1. This exemption applies to only the following DC-6 aircraft operated by Everts and included on its part 125 operations specifications: Registration Nos. N251CE, N444CE, N7780B, N351CE, N651CE, and N6586C.

2. Each aircraft’s maximum zero fuel and landing weights must not exceed 87,360 pounds and 92,360 pounds, respectively.

3. In addition to the normal inspection program, Everts must inspect each aircraft in accordance with Douglas Reports LB-306-73, Special Inspection Procedures for Cargo Operation, as revised and approved by the FAA.

4. Everts must revise the FAA-approved airplane flight manual for each aircraft operated under this exemption to include the operating limitations and information needed for operation at the increased weights.

5. Everts must include a copy of this exemption in each FAA-approved airplane flight

manual.

6. This exemption is not valid for operation outside of the United States.3

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 4296, as amended, to June 30, 2018, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

John S. Duncan Director, Flight Standards Service