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January 5, 2016

Exemption No. 14219 Regu latory Docket No. FAA

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Mr. Rick Sharpe , Jr.
Director
Ricks Aviation Inc.
507 Rustic Lane
Fr i endswood, TX 77 546

Dear Mr. Sharpe :

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your request for exemption. 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 April 14, 2015 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on
behalf of Ricks Aviation Inc. (Rick s Aviation) f or an exemption from §§ 91.9(a) and 91.531(a)(1) and (2) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 C FR), to allow Ricks
Aviation to train , test and authorize pilots to fly the Cessna Citation (CE

- 500 series) aircraft without a pilot who is designated as second in command (SIC).

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary o f the petition
in the Federal Register because the requested exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Rick s Aviation

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The FAA has issued a grant of exemption in circumstances similar in all mate rial respects to those presented in your petition. In G rant of Exemption No

. 6480L (copy e nclosed), the FAA
found that in light of the past operating experience of Citation airplanes certificated under 142

CFR part 23, an exemption with appropriate conditi ons and limitations would not have an adverse effect on safety in operations of Citation airplanes certificated under 14 CFR part 25.

Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that

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 they are similar in all material respects to relie f previously requested in the enclosed Grant of Exemption N o. 6480L ;

 the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 6480L also apply to the situation you present; and

 for the reasons stated i n Grant of Exemption No. 6480L

, a grant of exemption is in the public interest.

Our Decision

Under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. §§ 106(f), 40113 and 44701

, which the FAA Administrator has delegated to me, I hereby grant Ricks Aviation Inc. (Ricks Aviation) an exemption from §§ 9 1.9(a) and 91.531(a)(1) and (2) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), to the extent necessary to allow Ricks Aviation to train , test and authorize pilots to fly the Cessna Citation (CE

- 500 series) aircraft without a pilot who is designated as second in command (SIC ) , subj ect to the conditions and limitations described below.

Conditions and Limitations

1. This exemption applies to pilots operating Cessna Citation model 500, 550, S550, 552, and 560 airplanes who ha ve successfully completed Ricks Av iation’s approved single

pilot authorization course and complied with all of the terms of this exemption.

2. This exemption is effective for the conduct of the required training and checking requirements only if Rick s Aviation ’s single

- pilot training program receives and maintains approval from the FAA’s General Aviation and Commercial Division, AFS

800, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, D.C. 20591 . This can be obtained

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- mail ( 9

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- Corre spondence@faa.gov ). For questions concerning training program approval contact the General Aviation a nd Commercial Division, AFS

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. 3. This exemption only applies to operations conducted under part 91.

4. Each pilot conducting single

- pilot operations under the terms of this exemption

must

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a. Successfully complete Rick s Aviation ’s CE

- 500 single

- pilot curriculum before conducting such operations;

b. Hold an A irline T ransport P ilot certificate with a CE

- 500 type rating or a
C ommercial P ilot certifi cate with an airplane instrument rating and CE

- 500 type rating before training under Rick s Aviation’s CE

- 500 single

- pilot curriculum;3

c. Have logged at least 1,000 hours of total pilot flight time, including at least 50 hours of night flight time; 75 hours of instrument flight time, 40 hours of which are in actual instrument meteorological conditions; and 500 hours as pilot in command (PIC), Second in Command ( SIC ) , or both, in turbine

powered airplanes;

d. Not perform any circling instrument approaches to minimu ms of less than 200 feet and 1 mile above the published minimums until after completing 100 hours of single

- pilot flight experience in CE

- 500 series airplanes;

e. Not perform any straight

- in instrument approaches to minimums of less than
100 feet and one

- hal f statute mile visibility above the published minimums until after completing 100 hours of single

- pilot flight experience in CE

- 500 series airplanes;

f. Use a boom microphone; and

g. Use a fully functioning three axis autopilot capable of approach coupling
insta lled in the air plane

. 5. The CE

- 500 single

- pilot initial authorization and authorization renewal curriculum
must include

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a. Ground instruction appropriate to the CE

- 500 series airplane given by a n instructor employed by Rick s Aviation (designated in accordance Rick Aviation’s approved procedures) that covers at least the following aeronautical knowledge areas:

i. Safe and efficient operation of airplanes;

ii. Weight and balance computations;

iii. Use of performance charts;

iv. Significance and effects of exceeding airplane pe rformance limitations;

v. Principles and functions of airplane systems;

vi. Maneuvers, procedures, and emergency operations; and

vii. Night and high

- altitude operations.

b. Flight instruction appropriate to the CE

- 500 series airplane given by a n instructor employed by Ri ck s Aviation (designated in accordance with Rick s Aviation’s approved procedures) that covers at least the following areas of operation:

i. Preflight preparation;

ii. Preflight inspection and procedures;

iii. Taxiing;

iv. Normal and crosswind takeoffs and departures;4

v. In

- f light maneuvers including configuration changes, approaches to stalls, and steep turns;

vi. Simulated powerplant failure (actual powerplant failure if accomplished in a flight simulator);

vii. Instrument procedures;

viii. Precision and nonprecision approaches;

ix. Missed app roaches;

x. Landings and approaches to landings;

xi. Normal and crosswind landings;

xii. Landing with a simulated powerplant failure (actual powerplant failure if accomplished in a flight simulator);

xiii. Normal and abnormal procedures;

xiv. Emergency procedures; and

xv. Post

- fligh t procedures.

6. The instruction required in c ondition /limitation No. 5 b may be completed in an approved flight simulator, qualified as

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a. A Level A or B flight simulator, provided the applicant satisfactorily accomplishes as part of the training program the f ollowing in

- flight maneuvers and procedures as sole manipulator of the controls in a CE

- 500 series airplane:

i. Exterior preflight inspection;

ii. Taxiing;

iii. Normal and crosswind takeoffs (minimum of three);

iv. Normal and crosswind approaches and landings (minimum of three);

v. Landing from a precision approach;

vi. Missed approach

vii. Approach and landing with a simulated powerplant failure;

viii. Landing from a circling approach; and

ix. Landing from a no flap or nonstandard flap approach.

b. A Level C or D flight simulator provided the applicant has performed at least three takeoffs and three landings to a full stop as the sole manipulator of the flight controls in the CE

- 500 series airplane within the preceding 90 days.

7. An applicant seeking to obtain or renew a single

- pilot authorizatio n under this exemption must

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a. Satisfactorily complete Rick s Aviation’s single

- pilot curriculum;

b. Satisfactorily complete the curriculum’s required qualification module, consisting of a stand

- alone proficiency check in either a CE

- 500 series airplane, an app ropriately qualified and approved flight simulator, or a combination thereof;

c. Satisfactorily complete this proficiency check

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i. Within 10 days of completing the training; and

ii. Under the supervision of an appropriately rated FAA inspector , Pilot
Proficien cy Examiner (PPE) or Training Center Evaluator (TCE) who is qualified and authorized to conduct either § 61.58 proficiency checks or type rating practical tests in CE

- 500 series flight simulators or airplanes, as appropriate.

d. Satisfactorily complete all ta sks listed in the Airline Transport Pilot and Aircraft Type Rating Practical Test Standards that are required for an initial
CE

- 500 type rating, except as provided in c ondition /limitation No. 9 ; and

e. Satisfactorily perform all maneuvers and procedures as a single pilot during the entire proficiency check. Training to proficiency during the check is not permitted, and failure of any maneuver shall result in failure of the proficiency
check.

8. The circling approach requirement must be accomplished in an airplan e or in a simulator that is qualified for the circling approach task.

9. Until the circling approach task has been satisfactorily demonstrated to an FAA inspector or FAA

- designated examiner in an airplane or in a simulator that is qualified and approved for t he circling approach task

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a. The applicant’s records will be annotated with the statement, “Demonstration of circling approach was not accomplished;” and

b. The applicant must not perform circling approaches as the PIC when weather
conditions are less than the weather minimums for visual flight rules.

10. A person who previously has received a single

- pilot authorization in a Cessna Citation model 500, 550, S550, 552, or 560 airplane must complete Rick s Aviation’s single

pilot differences training course to obtain a single

- pilot authorization for a different
Cessna Citation model.

11. All flight training conducted in accordance with this exemption conducted in a CE

500 series airplane must be given by a flight instructor employed by Rick s Aviation who also meets the requ irements of c ondition / l imitation No. 4(a), (b), and (c) of this exemption.

12. An applicant seeking to obtain a single

- pilot authorization must satisfacto rily complete ground and flight training through Rick Aviation’s FAA

- approved single

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course and must receive training on the differences between the Cessna Citation m odel represented by the simulator used for trai ning and ch ecking and the Cessna Citation model for which single

- pilot authorization is requested.

13. Ricks Aviation must provide AFS

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curriculum used to satisfy th e exemption training requirements

. This must include listing the prerequisites for training specified for pilot certificates

, ratings

, and previous experience as described in this exempt ion.

14. A single

- pilot authorization will be valid for 12 calendar months. A person who renews a single

- pilot authorization in the calendar month before or after the calendar month in which it is due is considered to have renewed the single

- pilot authorizati on when due.

15. Successful completion of the practical test used in the single

- pilot initial authorization and authorization renewal training program identified in condition/limitation No. 5 satisfies the requirements for a PIC proficiency check required by § 61.58.

16. Each CE

- 500 series airplane operated under this exemption must have the following equipment installed and operational:

a. An autopilot with approach coupling;

b. A flight director system;

c. A boom microphone; and

d. A transponder “ident” switch on the pil ot’s control wheel.

17. Ricks Aviation must provide a copy of this exemption to each person who is authorized to operate under this exemption. Each person who successfully completes the training and proficiency check identified in c ondition /limitation No. 7 m ust have their pilot logbook endorsed by the Ricks Aviation instructor administering the training, using the following endorsement:

“I certify that ( f

irst name, MI, l ast name) has successfully completed
the CE

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- pilot curriculum i dentified in Exem ption No. xxxxx

, as amended.”

/s/ [date] J. J. Jones 987654321CFI Exp. 03

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18. Ricks Aviation may not transfer this exemption when or if ownership or lease of the airplane is relinquished.

19. Each person must carry a copy of this exemption and a record fr om Ricks Aviation documenting compliance with its training and checking requirements aboard the airplane when operating under the terms of the exemption.

20. This exemption is valid only for aircraft configured for operation by a single pilot
seated in the le ft pilot seat. The privileges of this exemption are prohibited for any aircraft with the landing gear lever positioned anywhere to the right of the center of
the aircraft.7

21. Upon request, Ricks Aviation must provide any representative of the FAA
Administrato r with an analysis of the training and checking operations conducted under this exemption to include program failure rates, extra training time required, accident and incident data, and any known problem areas.

22. Ricks Aviation must maintain records and make them available, when requested, to any representative of the FAA Administrator. These records must include all information required by §§ 142.73 (a), 142.73 (c)(1), 142.73 (e), and

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a. The dates of training enrollment and completion for each applicant who enro lls
in Ricks Aviation’s training courses;

b. The name and number of additional training hours needed by those applicants who require more flight training than prescribed in the FAA

- approved training course to pass the initial authorization or authorization re newal;

c. A list of those pilots who failed to complete the training program satisfactorily or withdrew from the program and the reasons for the withdrawal; and

d. The name, certificate number, and address of each person who is authorized to operate under this e xemption.

23. No person may provide training nor may any person receive training while passengers are aboard any aircraft operating for the purpose of meeting the training or checking requirements of this exemption.

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

Thi s exemption terminates on January 3 1

, 2018 unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/
John S. Duncan Director, Flight Standards Service

Enclosure Exemption No. 6480L