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July 30, 2012 Exemption No. 4 416O Regulatory

Docket No. FAA

- 2002

- 12831

Mr. Paul W. Railsback Director of Operations Air Transport Association d.b.a. Airlines fo r America 1301 Pennsy lvania Avenue, Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20004
Dear Mr. Railsback : This letter is to inform y ou that we have g ranted y our petition to extend Exemption No. 4416 , as amended. I t explains the basis for our decision , describes its effe ct, and lists the conditions and limitations.
**The Basis for Our Decision** By letter dated June 27, 2012, yo u petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of Air Transport Association d.b.a. Airlines for America ( A4A) for an extension of E xemption No. 4416 , as amended. That exemption from § 61.157(a); item I (b) of appendix A to part 61; § 121.424(a), (b), and (d)(1); item I (a) of appendix E to part 121; and item I (b) of appendix F to part 121 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations all ows ATA member airlines and other qualifying part 121 certificate holders to conduct training and checking of pilots on airplanes that require two flight crewmembers for the required preflight inspection, both interior and exterior, using approved advanced pictorial means.
Iny our petition, y ou 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 beca use the requested extension of the exemption would not set a precedent, and any

delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to A4A.2

**Our Decision** The FAA has determined that th e justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 4416 , 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. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegat ed to me, Igrant y our petition, subject to the following conditions and limitations.
**Conditions and Limitations**
1. Each part 121 certificate holder desiring to use the provisions of this exemption must develop still and

/or motion pictures providing distant and detailed closeup views of each passenger compartment and exterior preflight inspection item depicting normal and abnormal conditions. 2. The projection equipment must provide rapid and random access capability to any picture for training and checking purpo ses. 3. The pictures and descriptions of the items must be approved by the appropriate FAA Flight Standards District Office holding the operating certificate. 4. Each pilot must receive training to proficiency and demonstrate proficiency on at least one complete visual inspection of the interior and exterior of a static airplane of the appropriate ty

pe. This training and demonstration of proficiency must be successfully completed and documented by a check airman before the completion of operating experience requ ired by § 121.434. 5. Training devices used for the flight deck portion of the preflight visual inspection must be approved for that function, must accurately replicate the aircraft flight deck geography , and must simulate appropriate sy stems functions to inc lude control, switch, instrument, and circuit breaker functions in regard to normal, abnormal, and emergency

procedures.3

**The Effect of Our Decision** Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 4416, as amended, to September 30, 2014 , unless so oner superseded or rescinded.
Sincerely , /s/ John Duncan Acting Director, Flight Standards Service