AFS-16-3969-E 

March 10, 2016 

 Exemption No. 15342 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2015-7889 

Dr. Vicky Ohlson, PhD 

Interim President 

Enterprise State Community College 

Alabama Aviation Center 

3405 S US Highway 231 

Ozark, AL 36353 

Dear Dr. Ohlson: 

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 November 16, 2015, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration 

(FAA) on behalf of Alabama Aviation Center (AAC) for an exemption from § 65.77 of 

Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) to the extent necessary to allow AAC to 

administer the Aviation Mechanic General (AMG) written test to students immediately 

following successful completion of the general curriculum, prior to meeting the experience 

requirements of 14 CFR § 65.77. 

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of 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 AAC. 

The FAA has issued a grant of exemption in circumstances similar in all material respects to 

those presented in your petition. In Grant of Exemption No. 9846C (copy enclosed), the FAA 

found that testing immediately after learning was a universally accepted instructional 

principle that reinforces learning. 
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Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that— 

 they are similar in all material respects to relief previously requested in the enclosed Grant 

of Exemption No. 9846C; 

 the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 9846C 

also apply to the situation you present; and 

 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 Alabama Aviation Center (AAC) an 

exemption from 14 CFR § 65.75(a) to the extent necessary to administer the Aviation 

Mechanic General (AMG) written test to students immediately following successful 

completion of the general curriculum, prior to meeting the experience requirements of 14 

CFR § 65.77, subject to the conditions and limitations described below. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. AAC must develop written procedures for administering the AMG written test 

following successful completion of the general curriculum. 

2. AAC must ensure these procedures are available for use in its approved operating or 

curriculum procedures document or manual. 

3. Before retesting a student who has failed the AMG examination, and also does not 

meet the experience requirements of 14 CFR § 65.77, AAC must require the student to 

repeat each instructional item associated with the failed test and receive authorization 

from AAC to retake the test. AAC must have procedures for documenting and 

tracking compliance with all retesting procedures. 

4. Before exercising the privileges of this exemption, AAC must provide revised 

procedures to its certificate-holding district office (CHDO) for review and approval. 
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This exemption terminates on March 31, 2018, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

//s// 

John Barbagallo 

Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service 

Enclosure 

Exemption No. 9846C