AFS-11-292-E 

June 14, 2011 

 Exemption No. 10225A 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2010-0931 

Mr. John T. Pryde 

Director, Regulatory Affairs 

The Boeing Company 

P.O. Box 3707 

Seattle, WA 98124 

Dear Mr. Pryde: 

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to amend Exemption 

No. 10225. It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists the revised 

conditions and limitations. 

The Basis for Our Decision 

 By letter dated April 29, 2011, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 

behalf of The Boeing Company (Boeing) for an amendment to Exemption No. 10225. That 

exemption from § 91.105 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations permits the designated 

second in command (SIC) to occupy a flight deck jumpseat while a non-FAA-certificated 

foreign pilot occupies a pilot seat and manipulates the flight controls in the B-787 or B-747-8 

aircraft while in flight within the United States for the purpose of training and familiarization. 

The amendment you request would increase the number of takeoffs and landings permitted to 

at least seven takeoff and landings. 

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 exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in 

acting on this petition would be detrimental to Boeing. 
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The FAA has reviewed your amendment request and finds that it would be in the public 

interest and provides an equivalent level of safety. The amendment would allow an additional 

number of takeoffs and landings up to the extent required for certification by the foreign 

applicant's licensing authority. In addition, the FAA revised the Conditions and Limitations 

of the original exemption so that training flights conducted pursuant to this exemption need 

not be flown during daylight hours under visual flight rules. These changes are to align the 

exemption's provisions to similar requirements for FAA certification of pilots when an 

aircraft segment is required. 

Our Decision 

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 10225, 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 delegated to me, I grant your petition, subject to the following revised 

conditions and limitations. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. All subject flights must be for training purposes only. 

2. The flying will be conducted in the airport traffic pattern and will begin and end 

at the same airport and will only cover the time necessary for the foreign pilot to 

obtain the required takeoff and landings for certification. 

3. All subject training flights must be conducted with two qualified 

Boeing instructor pilots on board the aircraft with one of the qualified Boeing 

instructor pilots occupying a pilot seat with the seatbelt and shoulder harness fastened 

at all times and one of the qualified Boeing instructor pilots occupying a flight deck 

jumpseat at all times. 

4. The Boeing instructor pilot assigned to the flight deck jumpseat will: 

a. Continually observe the actions of the non-FAA-certificated foreign pilot 

undergoing training; 

 b. Be prepared to take action, as necessary, in response to the foreign pilot's 

 manipulation of the controls to maintain the safety of flight; and 

 c. Be expected to continue to perform the duties of the SIC while away from 

his or her station but seated at the jumpseat. 
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5. The foreign pilots of purchasing customers must possess and provide, prior to the 

actual flight: 

a. A transport pilot's license (certificate) and associated medical certificate 

 issued by the appropriate regulatory authority of each pilot's country; and 

b. Documentation showing satisfactory completion in the appropriate training 

 course for the airplane to be flown, to include ground and flight simulator 

 training. 

6. The foreign pilots of purchasing customers will be vetted through the TSA-related 

portions of § 61.75, and the petitioner is required to comply with all aspects of 

§ 61.75 that are important to safety and security 

The termination date of Exemption No. 10225 remains March 31, 2013, unless sooner 

superseded or rescinded. This letter must be attached to, and is a part of, Exemption 

No. 10225. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

James Gardner 

Acting Deputy Director, Flight Standards 

 Service