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Exemption No. 10890 A Regulatory Docket No. FAA

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M s

. Alison Donway Director of Operations Horizon Air Industries, Inc.

8070 NE

. Airtran s Way Portland, OR 97218

Dear M s

. Donway :

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption No.

10 890 . It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists the conditions and

limitations.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated July 9, 2015

, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on

behalf of Horizon Air Industries, Inc. ( Horizon ), for an exemption from § 121.434(c)(1)(ii) of

Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) to the extent necessary to allow Horizon to substitute a qualified and authorized check airman or aircrew program designee for an FAA inspector to observe a qualifying pilot in command (PIC) who is completing initial or upgrade training specified in § 121.424 dur ing at least one flight leg that includes a takeoff and a landing.

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 requested exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Horizon

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Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 10890 remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. Therefore, under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. §§ 106( f ), 40113 and 44701, whic h the FAA Administrator has delegated to me, Horizon Air Industries, Inc. is granted an extension to Exemption

No. 10890 for § 121.434(c)(1)(ii) to allow H orizon to substitute a qualified and authorized check airman or aircrew program designee for an FAA i nspector to observe a qualifying PIC who is completing initial or upgrade training specified in § 121.424 during at least one flight leg that includes a takeoff and a landing , subject to the conditions and limitations listed below.

Conditions and Limitati ons

1. A Horizon check airman or aircrew program designee may conduct a PIC observation in place of an FAA inspector when

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a. The Administrator preapproves that substitution for each observation of a qualifying PIC candidate, thus reserving first right of refus al to the FAA in

each case. Horizon , therefore, must contact an appropriate FAA office, in each instance, before substituting that check airman or aircrew program designee;

b. The qualifying PIC candidate has completed no less than 10 hours of supervised ope rating experience (OE) and accomplished no fewer than two takeoffs and landings; and

c. The qualifying PIC candidate is performing PIC duties during a complete flight leg, including flightdeck preparation, before starting engines checklist, taxi, takeoff, all other flight phases, landing, taxi, and securing checklist

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2. Each Horizon check airman or aircrew program designee conducting a PIC observation in place of an FAA inspector must

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a. Be approved by the Administrator to conduct the observation;

b. Have served as a check airman or aircrew program designee for Horizon for no less than 6 months; and

c. Not supervise the OE or conduct the initial line check for the qualifying PIC candidate being observed.3

3. Horizon must maintain student, check airman, and aircrew progra m designee records that demonstrate compliance with the conditions and limitations of this exemption.

This exemption terminates on November 30 , 201 8 , unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/ John Barbagallo Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service