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 operate certain McDonnell 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. 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. 
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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 McDonnell 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. 
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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