AFS-13-193-E 

March 29, 2013 

 Exemption No. 7143H 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2001-9032 

Mr. Andrew D. Lotter 

Vice President, Flight 

Ameriflight, LLC 

4700 Empire Avenue, Hangar One 

Burbank, CA 91505 

Dear Mr. Lotter: 

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

No. 7143, as amended. It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists the 

conditions and limitations of the exemption, including the date it ends. 

The Basis for Our Decision 

By letter dated February 1, 2013, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

on behalf of Ameriflight, LLC (Ameriflight) for an extension of Exemption No. 7143, as 

amended. That exemption from §§ 61.3(a) and (c), 91.203(a) and (b), 121.153(a)(1), and 

121.383(a)(2) of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows Ameriflight to 

temporarily operate its aircraft in accordance with 14 CFR parts 121 and 135 without 

airworthiness and registration certificates onboard (and properly displayed, in the case of 

airworthiness certificates) while obtaining replacements, subject to certain conditions and 

limitations. This exemption also permits Ameriflight’s pilots to temporarily operate 

Ameriflight aircraft in accordance with parts 121 and 135 without those pilots having their 

pilot and medical certificates in their personal possession, subject to certain conditions and 

limitations. 

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 extension of the exemption would not set a 

precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Ameriflight. 
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Our Decision 

Under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator 

has delegated to me, I hereby grant Ameriflight the requested extension of exemption from 

14 CFR §§ 61.3(a) and (c), 91.203(a) and (b), 121.153(a)(1), and 121.383(a)(2) to the extent 

necessary to allow Ameriflight to continue operating its aircraft, with an issued companyprovided facsimile of pilot and medical certificates to its pilot crewmembers and following 

incidental loss or mutilation of an aircraft’s airworthiness or registration certificate, subject 

to the conditions and limitations described below. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. This exemption is issued for the purpose of preventing cancellation of air carrier 

flights in situations where: 

a. A pilot flight crewmember’s FAA pilot certificate and/or FAA medical 

certificate are valid but physically unavailable; or, 

b. An aircraft’s airworthiness certificate and/or aircraft’s registration certificate 

are valid but physically unavailable. 

Relief from §§ 61.3(a) and (c), and 121.383(a) (2) 

2. The privileges of this exemption are intended for situations where pilots have no 

access to airman services at the faa.gov website for receiving via fax or internet 

download FAA-issued documents containing temporary authority to exercise 

certificate privileges. 

3. This exemption allows Ameriflight to develop and issue to a pilot flight 

crewmember a document confirming his/her FAA-issued pilot and medical 

certification. The document issued by Ameriflight must be in the pilot flight 

crewmember’s physical possession when exercising the privileges of the 

exemption and must contain the following information: 

a. The pilot flight crewmember’s certification information from his/her pilot and 

medical certificates; 

b. The exact text or a photocopy of this exemption; and 

c. The Ameriflight confirmation document must include the following 

statements: 

i. “Issued under the authority of Exemption No. xxxx;” 

ii. “Expires [insert date/time 72 hours after issuance];” 
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iii. “The privileges of this exemption may be exercised only for flights 

within the District of Columbia and the 48 contiguous United States, 

or is an intrastate operation that does not involve flight through 

international airspace;” and 

iv. “The privileges of this exemption may only be exercised for scheduled 

or unscheduled air carrier flights. The privileges of this exemption 

may not be exercised for operations under part 91 or part 91 subpart 

K.” 

4. Before conducting operations under this exemption, Ameriflight must receive 

approval from its FAA principal operations inspector (POI) for the procedures 

Ameriflight intends to employ in issuing a confirmation document to pilot flight 

crewmembers who do not have in their personal possession the required pilot 

and/or medical certificate or photo identification. These procedures must include 

a method to ensure positive identification of the pilot flight crewmember when 

the pilot no longer has photo identification. 

5. Each pilot flight crewmember who operates a flight under this exemption must: 

a. As soon as practicable, obtain from airman services at the faa.gov website a 

document containing temporary authority to exercise certificate privileges; 

b. If the pilot flight crewmember’s FAA pilot and medical certificate are 

permanently lost or destroyed, the pilot flight crewmember must comply with 

the requirements of § 61.29 and ensure that a request for a replacement 

certificate from the FAA is made within 72 hours of the initiation of any flight 

conducted under this exemption. Ameriflight is authorized to make this 

application to the FAA on behalf of the pilot flight crewmember; and 

c. The pilot flight crewmember must provide a copy of FAA-issued documents 

containing temporary authority to exercise certificate privileges to Ameriflight 

within 24 hours of the receipt of that document. 

Relief from §§ 91.203(a) and (b), 121.153(a) (1) 

6. The privileges of this exemption may be exercised by Ameriflight only for 

temporary replacement of a missing or mutilated airworthiness or registration 

certificate that is current and in effect and applies only to US-registered aircraft 

listed in Ameriflight’s operations specifications. 

7. For replacement of an aircraft’s airworthiness certificate and registration 

certificate, Ameriflight must develop a comprehensive program that provides for 

the continued operation of the aircraft by: (1) making appropriate entry in the 

aircraft logbook when the airworthiness or registration certificate for the aircraft 

is lost, stolen, or mutilated; (2) ensuring that immediate application is made to the 

FAA for a replacement certificate; and (3) providing for the operation of the 

aircraft during the interim period required to receive a replacement certificate 
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from the FAA and install it on the aircraft. This program must be approved by the 

FAA certificate holding district office and instructions for its use must be 

included in the air carrier’s manual required by 14 CFR § 121.133(a). The 

comprehensive program must contain: 

a. A requirement that the following statement be entered in the appropriate 

section of the aircraft logbook before the provisions of this exemption are 

exercised: 

“This aircraft is being operated without an airworthiness or registration 

certificate, as applicable, under the provisions of Exemption No. [xxxx] for 

a period of 3 working days, not including weekends or Federal holidays, 

following the start of the next business day, beginning: 

 Time:______ Date:______”

The signature, title, and station location of the person(s) authorized by 

Condition No. 7(b) below must be affixed to this statement. 

b. The name and contact information of the designated person(s) within 

Ameriflight’s maintenance organization authorized to enter the statement 

outlined in Condition No. 7(a) above and the method(s) by which the 

documents required under Condition No. 7 will be transmitted to the affected 

aircraft. 

c. An arrangement wherein those person(s) within Ameriflight’s organization 

responsible for airworthiness and registration certificates will maintain a 

current record of the data from the certificates of each aircraft within 

Ameriflight’s fleet that may be affected by this exemption. These data must be 

made readily available to those person(s) within Ameriflight’s maintenance 

organization identified in condition No. 7(b) above and must be kept current 

at all times. 

d. Procedures to ensure that the FAA principal maintenance inspector with 

responsibility for Ameriflight is notified immediately of missing or mutilated 

certificates and that immediate application is made to the FAA for a 

replacement certificate, in the case of the airworthiness certificate, or a 

duplicate certificate, in the case of a registration certificate. 

e. Procedures describing specific duties and responsibilities by job title. 

8. A copy of this exemption and a copy of the procedures in Ameriflight’s 

operations specifications authorizing its use must be carried onboard the aircraft 

when exercising the privileges of this exemption. 
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The Effect of Our Decision 

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 7143, as amended, to 

March 31, 2015, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

Michael J. Zenkovich 

Acting Deputy Director, Flight Standards 

Service