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### Randy Pacheco 68-615 Farrington Hwy. 14A Waialua, HI 96791 . ;: 

### Petition for Exemption

(916) 765-6516 emailrandypacheco@yahoo.com ATP # 

### 3134763 otherpilots to be added later: To whom I submit mypetition: U.S. Department ofTransportation, Docket Operations, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 NewJersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590 B. 

### The specific section: Title 14 FAR 105.17 C. The extent ofreliefwe are seeking: Two years. 

### Tuesday, May 05,2015

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### F. The reason we seekthe relief: 

### Safety for skydivers and other air traffic. Expanded explanation: The exemptionwe are seeking is for skydiving operations within a five mile corridor at Dillingham Airfield (PHDH), 2.5nm west ofand 2.5nm east ofthe LZ (landing zone). Daytime only in scatteredto broken conditions with ceilings above 3,500ft and tops no higher than 9,000 feet withpositive visual ground references. This narrow corridor, with mountains to the south and oceanto the norththe DZ (drop zone), mustbe upwind ofthe LZ to safely fly parachutes**p~ck.** 

### Atthe presenttime we are droppingjumpers inVFRconditions and trying to fly backto the LZ. This is becoming more and more difficult to do safely and is resulting inmore andmore off-airport landings. See reference A. 

### Allowingjumpers to freefalljustclear ofclouds or sometimes briefly through clouds and opening theirparachutes under the bases ofthe clouds in the correct upwind, teardrop DZwould be much safer for thejumpers and the air traffic surrounding the airfield. The highestpercentage ofair traffic in and around Dillingham Airfield is skydiving operations, lowlevel military helicopter ops, gliders below 3,000ft and very low level coast guard operations 500ft. There is very little General Aviationtraffic. Withno IFR traffic or airways inthe area, also with communicationwithATC, Unicorn, and company radio this canbe done more safely than the present situation. This exemption would only be at DillinghamAirfield not outside the United States. Comments; Weather inthe Dillingham Airfield area is challenging and constantly changing. Some time's inthis narrow corridor on a typical day the trade winds at 3000ft. can be 20 to 30 knots. Changing the cloud cover from scattered to brokento clearthen sold inminutes. Rain showers to blue skies inminutes. The two C-208B Grand Caravan's we fly are equipped with dual-com GPS and TCAS. Ifthe pilot andthe skydivers have positive visual contact with ground references this canbe conducted safely.5/812015 O'ahu- Google Maps O'ahu, Hawaii

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### DILLINGHAM AIRFIELD, PHDH (HDH), Mokuleia, Oahu Attendant

............................. (808) 637-8270 (0700-1530L) After Hours
.......................... (808) 836-6434 (HNL) Latitude/Longitude

.............. 21 34.77 N I 158 11.84 W From City

............................. 5.25 miles W ofHaleiwa Airport Area

......................... 134 Acres Airfield: Elevation

.............................. 14' MSL Runways
.............................. 8-26 (9,007'x 75', asphalt) Rwy 8 displaced threshold 1,993' Rwy 26 displaced threshold 1,995' Lights

................................... None Communications and Navigational Aids: Control Tower
...................... State operated Unicorn 0900-1700L daily Frequency
............................ Unicorn 123.0 HNLFSS 122.6 Airspace: Class G Traffic Pattern Altitude: 800' MSL Remarks: Services

................................ Restroom facilities, public telephone, picnic table, fuellOO Octane, Jet-A Fuel: Honolulu Soaring (808) 677-3404 (Jet-A, 100 Octane) Meals & Transportation

....... None Crash/Fire

............................ None Maximum Authorized Landing Weight: S-40, D-152, DT-180. Extensive glider operations. Give gliders right ofway. Extensive parachute operations. Give parachutists right ofway. Limitations: • Open to civil aircraft for DAY VFR ONLY. • Walking on or across the runway is prohibited. 

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### 0Procedures: All aircraft must contact Dillingham Unicorn prior to entering the traffic pattern and maintain contact when operating in the Dillingham area. All traffic north ofrunway. It is common practice to call unicorn on base leg in addition to the call when entering the pattern. A 5,000' by 75' runway for powered aircraft is identified by standard airport pavement markings. The powered aircraft thresholds have been displaced 2,000' to provide runway for sailplane operations. Powered aircraft shall keep base leg in close, and cross the airport boundary fence on final approach at or above 600' MSL in order to assure safe separation from sailplanes using the first 2,000' (short of the displaced threshold). Recommended standard pattern entry is illustrated. Do not overfly active drop zones. Do not overfly noise sensitive areas north ofairfield. CAUTION: Extensive glider operations andparachutejumping off Rwy 8 and Rwy 26. Aerobatic training area off-shore above the downwind leg 1,500' MSL and above. When transiting the areq, cross the.fieldabove 2,000'MSL. No civil operations between sunset and sunrise. Extensive night operations by military helicopters. Glider Operations: Gliders are normally air-towed and routinely depart the traffic pattern to the South. (Right turn after takeoff Rwy 8; Left turn after takeoff Rwy 26). Gliders normally fly the ridge line to the South ofthe airport, within 5nm. Most gliders are not radio equipped. The powered aircrafttowing the gliders have radios and routinely use the glider traffic pattern, entering the traffic pattern mid-field from the South. Sky Dive Operations: Extensive parachute operations occur daily at 16,000' and below. Parachutists normally exit the aircraft upwind ofthe airport and during strong winds may exit as far as 2 nautical miles from the drop zone. Parachutes are usually opened between 2,000' and 4,500' altitude, and then flow to the drop zone entering an abbreviated left traffic pattern (Rwy 8) or right traffic pattern (Rwy 26). During light and no wind conditions, the parachutes may open directly above the airport and adjacent beach area.



## PHDH 75TRAFFIC PATTERN SMALL AIRCRAFT 800' MSL SAILPLANES AND TOWPLANES 700' MSL ALL TRAFFIC TO NORTH OF RUNWAY MAXIMUM AUTHORIZED LANDING WEIGHT:

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