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Hillsboro Aviation, Inc.

A IRMAN ’ S P ROFICIENCY C ENTER  H ILLSBORO H ELICOPTERS
P ORTLAND / H ILLSBORO A IRPORT  3565 NE C ORNELL R D

.  H ILLSBORO

, OR 97124

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ELE : (503) 648-2831  (800) 345-0949  F AX (503) 648-1886 August 7, 2014

To whom it may concern:

Hillsboro Aviation, Inc. operating a part 141 pilot school unde r the authority of Air Agency certificate LJES093G requests the approval of an exemption to 14 CFR Part 61.156. Hillsboro Aviation seeks exemption to the requirements of 61.156 for students who have graduated our Professional Pilot, CAAC Approved V2 training curriculum for the purposes of conducting an Airline Transport Pilot (A TP) knowledge test prior to returning home to China.

For the past 34 years Hillsboro Aviation has b een training professional pilots. Many of our students come to us for training

from countries around the world outside of the United States. Since 2007 Hillsboro Avia tion has been approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to train airline cadets whom are sponsored by various Chinese airlines to conduct their training, return home, receive type specific Flight Simulation Training Device (FSTD) training and begin work as a first officer in a transport category turbine aircra ft. As part of the training program here in the US, students are administered an ATP knowledge test that the CAAC recognizes when conducting the licen se conversion back in China. An ATP practical test is not

conducted in the US.

This exemption will benefit the public as a whole while providing an equivalent level of safety when compared to the existing regulation. For many years the US has offered high quality, reason ably priced training to students from around the world. In fact, this training brings approximately 160 million US dollars to the US from China in direct revenues, creates thousands of direct and indirect jobs, and ensures that the high quality of trai ning here in the US continues to strengthen the safety of th e worldwide transportation system. If US pilot schools are required to conduct the training specified by 61.156(b) as a prerequisite for an ATP knowledge test we become uncompetitive in a worldwide training market. At least one major Chinese airline has said that without a solution they will no longer train their students in the US. As such, the benefits to the publi c described above are threatened by 61.156.

During training in the US th e students receive ground trai ning which exceeds that required by 61.156(a) in our part 141 approved courses. Our ground training course requires over 180 hours of training on the areas required by 61.156(a). Each student will fly a minimum of 20 hours in a turbine multiengine aircraft (King Air C90) with focus on the areas listed in 61.156(b) while in the US. Upon return to China the student s receive flight training equivalent to that required by 61.156(b). Since the requirements of both 61.156(a) and (b) are met before the student is issued an ATP certificate an equivalent level of safety is maintained when compared to the existing regulation.

Summary

Hillsboro Aviation, Inc. operating a part 141 pilot school under the authority of Air Agency certificate LJES093G requests the approval of an exemption to 14 CFR Part 61.156. Hillsbo ro Aviation seeks exemption to the requirements of 61.156 for students enrolled in our Professional Pilot, CAAC approved V2 training curriculum for the purp oses of conducting an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) knowledge test.

During training in the US th e students receive ground trai ning which exceeds that required by 61.156(a) in our part 141 approved courses. Our ground training course requires over 180 hours of training on the areas required by 61.156(a). Each student will fly a minimum of 20 hours in a turbine multiengine aircraft (King Air C90) with focus on the areas listed in 61.156(b) while in th e US. Additionally, upon return to Chin a the students receive flight trai ning equivalent to that required by 61.156(b). Since the requirements of both 61.156(a) and (b) are met before the student is issued an ATP certificate an equivalent level of safety is maintained when compared to the existing regulation.The Northwest’s Leading Provider of Quality Aviation Services and Products

Hillsboro Aviation, Inc.

A IRMAN ’ S P ROFICIENCY C ENTER  H ILLSBORO H ELICOPTERS
P ORTLAND / H ILLSBORO A IRPORT  3565 NE C ORNELL R D

.  H ILLSBORO

, OR 97124

T

ELE : (503) 648-2831  (800) 345-0949  F AX (503) 648-1886 Thank you for your consideration of our request for exemption from the requirements of 14 CFR 61.156.

Respectfully,

Chris Berg

School Director

Hillsboro Aviation

3565 NE Cornell Rd Hillsboro, OR 97124

503-648-2831 cberg@hillsboroaviation.com