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C 2059 0 Subject : Exemptio n No . 989 9 fro m 1 4 CF R 91.9(a) , 1 4 CF

R 91.531(a)(1 ) an d (2) . Reference : Regulator yDocke t No . FAA-2009-052 0 Thi s lette rsubmit s th e petitio n o f Fligh t Safet yInternational , LL C (FlightSafety ) fo rth e extensio n o f Exemptio n No . 9899 , Regulator yDocke t No . FAA-2009-0520 , tha t i s presentl ydu e t o expir e o n 3 1 Jul y 2011 , Exemptio n No . 989 9 provide s qualifyin g pilot s o f Cessn a Citatio n Mode l CE-500 , 550 , 552 , an d 560 airplane s relie f fro m 1 4 CF R 91.9(a) , 1 4 CF

R 91.531(a)(1 ) an d (2 ) tha t enable s the m t o operat e withou t a pilo t wh o i s designate d a s secon d i n command . FlightSafet ywoul d lik e th e FA A t o conside ra t leas t a three-yea rextensio n o f th e origina l Exemptio n a s grante d b yFA

A lette rdate d 2 0 Jul y2009 . ( A cop yi s attached ) Thi s exemptio n woul d no t adversel yaffec t safety , FlightSafet yInternationa l ha s conducte d nearl y identica l trainin g fo rCessn a Aircraf t compan yfo rmor e tha n a decad e utilizin g exemptio n "4050" , a recor d o f safet yfo rthi s activit yha s alread ybee n proven . I n closing , FlightSafet ythank s FA A fo rthei rconsideratio n o f th e origina l exemptio n i n thi s subjec t Docke t an d w e ar e hopefu l o f FAA' s gran t o f exemptio n extensio n requeste d i n thi s letter . iqcerely , JackT^sman n Directo ro f Trainin g

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# Q U. S Departmen t eo o independenc e Ave . S w O f Transportatio n washingion . DO . 2059 1 FtderalAvkrtto n Admlnlstratla n Jul y 20 , 200 9 Exemptio n No . 989 9 Regulatory Docke t

No . FAA-2009-052 0 Mr . Jac k Tessman n Directo r o f Trainin g FlightSafety Internationa l 185 1 Airport

Roa d Wichita , K S 6720 9 Dea r Mr . Tessmann : Thi s lette r

i s t o informyo u tha t

w e hav e grante dyou r

reques t for exemption . It

transmit s ou r decision , explain s it s basis , an dgive s yo u th e condition s an dlimitation s o f th e exemption , includin g th e dat e i t

ends . Th e Basi s fo r

Ou r Decisio n B y lette r date dJun e 3 , 2009 , yo u petitione dth e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA ) o n behal f o f FlightSafety International , LL C (FlightSafety ) fo r a n exemptio n fro m§ § 91.9(a ) an d 91.531(a)(1 ) an d(2 ) o f

Titl e 14 , Cod e o f

Federa l Regulation s (1 4 CFR ) t o th e exten t necessary t o allo w FlightSafety an doperator s o f Cessn aCE-500 , 550 , 552 , an d56 0 mode l airplane s t o operat e thos e model s withou t asecond-in-comman d(SIC ) pilo t (single-pilo t authorization ) provide dthos e operator s receivedtrainin g an dtestin g fromFlightSafety . Th e trainin g an dtestin g woul db e conducte dunde r FlightSafety' s par t

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ai r agenc y certificate . Th e FA A ha s determine dtha t goo dcaus e exist s for

no t publishin g asummar y o f th e petitio n i n th e Federa l Registe r

becaus e th e requeste dexemptio n woul dno t se t aprecedent , an dany delay i n actin g o n thi s petitio n woul db e detrimenta l t o FlightSafety . Th e FA A ha s issue dagran t o f exemptio n i n circumstance s similar i n al l materia l respect s t o thos e presente di n you r

petition . In Gran t

o f Exemptio n No . 748 7 (cop y enclosed) , th e FA A foun dtha t

althoug h th e Cessn aCitatio n Mode l 50 0 (CE-500 ) serie s airplan e wa s initiall y typ e AFS-09-274- Ecertificate dunde r 1 4 CF Rpar t

25 , whic h require s operatio n with tw o pilots , th e airplan e wa s subsequentl y typ e certificate dunde r 1 4 CF Rpar t

2 3 fo r single-pilo t

operation . Th e FA A pointe dou t

ths t thi s i s th e onl y tiu-bojet

airplan e tha t

ha s evolve dint o single-pilo t operations . Furthermore , th e FA A note dtha t i t agree dwith Cessn atha t

th e par t 2 3 an dpart

2 5 Cessn a Citation s ar e identica l froma n operationa l standpoint . Therefore , th e FA A determine dtha t i n vie w o f th e pas t single-pilo t

operatin g experienc e o f

CE-50 0 serie s airplane s typ e certificate d unde r par t 23 , a n exemptio n with appropriat e condition s an dlimitation s t o permi t single-pilo t operation s o f

CE-50 0 serie s airplane s typ e certificate dunde r par t 2 5 woul dno t

hav e a n advers e effec t

o n safety . In addition , th e FA A foun dthat th e grant s o f

exemptio n wer e i n th e publi c interes t

becaus e operator s ar e provide dwith increase doperatin g flexibilit y an dreduce d burdens . Havin g reviewe dyou r

reason s for

requestin g a

n exemption , I fin dthat— • the y d o no t

differ materiall y fro mthos e presente db y th e petitione r i n th e enclose dgran t

o f exemption ; • th e reason s state db y th e FA A for grantin g th e enclose dexemptio n als o appl y t o th e situatio n yo u present ; an d • agran t

o f exemptio n i s i n th e publi c interest . Ou r Decisio n Unde r th e authorit y containe di n 4 9 U.S.C . 4011 3 an d44701 , whic h th e FA A Administrato r ha s delegate dt o me , I hereb y gran t FlightSafety International , LL C a n exemptio n from 1 4 CF R§ § 9L9(a) , an d91.531(a)(1 ) an d(2 ) t o th e exten t necessary t o allo w operator s o f Cessn aCE-500 , 550 , 552 , an d56 0 mode l airplane s t o operat e thos e model s withou t asecond

in-comman dpilo t

provide dthos e operator s receivedtrainin g an dtestin g fromFlightSafety , subjec t t o th e condition s an dlimit s describe dbelow . Condition s an dLimitation s 1 . Thi s exemptio n serve s a s asupplementa l typ e certificat e fo r thos e Cessn aCitatio n mode l 500 , 550 , 552 , an d56 0 airplane s operate db y asingl e pilo t wh o ha s complie dwit h al l o f

th e term s o f

thi s exemption . 2 . Thi s exemptio n i s effectiv e onl y i f FlightSafety' s single-pilo t trainin g program receive s an dmaintain s approva l unde r 1 4 CF Rpar t

14 2 fromth e FA A Fligh t Standard s Distric t

Offic e (FSDO ) tha t

ha s jurisdictiona l authorit y ove r FlightSafety' s par t

14 2 trainin g cente r

certificate . 3 . Thi s exemptio n applie s t o onl y operation s conducte dunde r par t 91 . 4 . Eac h pilo t

conductin g single-pilo t

operation s must— a . Complet e FlightSafety' s FAA-approve dpar t 14 2 single-pilo t

trainin g cours e befor e conductin g suc h operations ;b . Hol da n airlin e transpor t pilo t certificat e with aCE-50 0 type-ratin g o r commercia l pilo t

certificat e with a n airplan e instrumen t ratin g an dCE-50 0 typ e rating ; c . Hav e logge da t

leas t 1,000 hour s o f

tota l pilo t

fligh t time , includin g a

t leas t 5 0 hour s o f nigh t flight time ; 7 5 hour s o f

instrumen t

flight time , 4 0 hour s o f whic h ar e i n actua l instrumen t meteorologica l conditions , an d50 0 hour s a s pilo t i n comman d(PIC) , SIC , o r botl i i n turbine-powere dairplanes ; d . No t perfor man y circlin g instrumen t approache s t o minimum s o f les s tha n 20 0 feet an d1 mil e abov e th e publishe dminimum s tmti l completin g 10 0 hour s o f single-pilo t

flight experienc e i n CE-50 0 serie s airplanes ; e . No t perfor man y straight-i n instrumen t approache s t o minimum s o f les s tha n 10 0 fee t an dV- i statut e mil e visibilit y abov e th e publishe dminimimi s unti l completin g 10 0 hour s o f

single-pilo t

flight experienc e i n CE-50 0 serie s airplanes ; f . Us e aboo mmicrophone ; an d g . Us e afully ftmctioning autopilo t that i s controllabl e abou t

thre e axe s an d capabl e o f

approac h coupling . 5 . Th e single-pilo t

initia l authorizatio n an dauthorizatio n renewa l trainin g progra m mus t include — a . Groun dinstructio n tha t cover s th e followin g aeronautica l knowledg e areas : i . Saf e an defficien t

operatio n o f

airplanes ; ii . Weigh t

an dbalanc e computations ; iii . Us e o f

performanc e charts ; iv . Significanc e an deffect s o f exceedin g airplan e performanc e limits ; V . Principle s an dfunction s o f airplan e systems ; vi . Maneuvers , procedures , an demergenc y operation s appropriat e t o th e airplane ; an d vii . Nigh t

an dhigh-altitud e operations . b . Airplane/fligh t

simulato r

instructio n tha t

cover s th e followin g area s o f operation : i . Prefligh t

preparation ; ii . Prefligh t

procedures ; iii . In-fligh t

maneuvers ; iv . Instrumen t

procedures ;v . Landing s an dapproache s t o landings ; vi . Norma l an dabnorma l procedures ; vii . Emergenc y procedures ; an d viii . Postfligh t

procedures . 6 . Th e instructio n require di n conditio n No . 5 b may b e complete di n a n approve d flight simulator , qualifie das — a . A Leve l A flight

simulator , provide dth e applican t ha s accomplishe dth e followin g in-fligh t

maneuver s an dprocedure s i n th e CE-50 0 serie s airplane ; i . Prefligh t

inspection ; ii . Taxiing ; iii . Norma l takeoff; iv . Crosswin dtakeoff; V . Instrumen t

landin g syste mapproach ; vi . Misse dapproach ; vii . Simulate dpowerplan t failure ; viii . Norma l landing ; ix . Crosswin dlanding ; an d X . Landin g with simulate dpowerplan t failure . b . A Leve l B , C , o r

D flight simulator , provide dth e applican t ha s performe dthre e takeoff s an dthre e landing s t o afull sto p a s th e sol e manipulato r o f th e flight control s i n th e CE-50 0 serie s airplan e withi n th e precedin g 9 0 days . 7 . A n applican t

seekin g t o obtai n o r

rene w asingle-pilo t

authorizatio n unde r

thi s exemption , must — a . Satisfactoril y complet e FlightSafety' s FAA-approve dpar t 14 2 single-pilo t trainin g course ; b . Satisfactoril y complet e th e practica l tes t i n th e appropriat e CE-50 0 serie s airplan e o r

appropriatel y qualifie dan dapprove dflight simulator . Fo r

a n initia l authorizatio n th e practica l tes t ma y b e complete di n a n approve dsimulato r if — i . Th e simulato r

meet s th e requirement s o f § 61.63(e)(4)(i) ; an d ii . Th e applican t

meet s th e requirement s o f § 61.63(e)(4)(ii) .c . Satisfactoril y complet e th e practica l tes t withi n 1 0 day s o f

completin g th e training . Th e practica l tes t mus t b e conducte db y a n appropriatel y rate dan d authorize dFA A designate dexaminer , trainin g cente r evaluator , o r

FA A inspecto r wh o i s authorize dan dqualifie dt o conduc t th e tes t i n CE-50 0 serie s airplane s o f

flight simulators , a s appropriate ; d . Compl y with th e practica l tes t requirement s an dstandard s fo r th e grad e an d clas s o f pilo t certificat e th e applican t

hold s an ddemonstrat e proficienc y i n circlin g approache s t o th e lef t an dright, excep t

a s provide di n conditio n No . 9 ; an d e . Satisfactoril y perfor mal l maneuver s an dprocedure s a s asingl e pilo t durin g th e entir e practica l test . 8 . Th e circlin g approac h requiremen t mus t b e accomplishe di n a n airplan e o r i n a simulato r equippe dwith avisua l syste mtha t ma y achiev e th e circlin g approac h task . 9 . Unti l th e circlin g approac h tas k ha s bee n satisfactoril y demonstrate di n a n airplan e o r i n asimulato r

qualifiedfor

th e circlin g approac h tas k t o a n FA A inspecto r

o r FAA-designate dexaminer— a . Th e applicant' s record s wil l b e aimotate dwith th e statement , "Demonstratio n o f circlin g approac h wa s no t accomplished" ; an d b . Th e applican t

mus t no t performcirclin g approache s a s th e PI C whe n weathe r condition s ar e les s tha n weathe r minimum s for

basi c visua l flight

rules . 10 . A perso n wh o previousl y ha s receive dasingle-pilo t authorizatio n i n aCessn a Citatio n mode l 500 , 550 , 552 , o r 56 0 airplan e mus t

complet e FlightSafety' s FAA

approve dpar t

14 2 single-pilo t

difference s trainin g cours e t o obtai n asingle-pilo t authorizatio n for

adifferen t

Cessn aCitatio n model . 11 . A n applican t

seekin g t o obtai n asingle-pilo t authorizatio n mus t

satisfactoril y complet e groim dan dflight simulato r

trainin g throug h FlightSafety' s FAA-approve dpart

14 2 single-pilo t

trainin g cours e an dmus t receiv e trainin g o n th e difference s betwee n th e Cessn aCitatio n mode l represente db y th e simulato r use dfo r trainin g an dth e Cessn aCitatio n mode l for whic h single-pilo t authorizatio n i s requested . 12 . A single-pilo t

authorizatio n wil l b e vali dfo r 1 2 calendar

months . A perso n wh o renew s asingle-pilo t

authorizatio n i n th e calendar mont h befor e o r

after th e calendar mont h i n whic h i t

i s du e i s considere dt o hav e renewedth e single-pilo t authorizatio n whe n due .13 . Th e CE-50 0 serie s airplane s operate dunde r thi s exemptio n mus t

hav e th e followin g equipmen t

installe dan doperational : a . A n autopilo t

wit h approac h coupling ; b . A flight

directo r system ; c . A boo mmicrophone ; an d d . A transponde r

"ident " switc h o n th e pilot' s contro l wheel . 14 . FlightSafety mus t

provid e acop y o f

thi s exemptio n t o eac h perso n wh o i s authorize dt o operat e unde r this exemption . 15 . Eac h operato r

mus t carry acop y o f

thi s exemptio n aboar dth e airplane , whe n operatin g imde r

thi s exemption . 16 . N o operato r

ma y transfe r

thi s exemptio n whe n o r

i f ownershi p o r

leas e o f th e airplan e i s relinquished . 17 . Upo n request , FlightSafety mus t provid e th e Genera l Aviatio n an dCommercia l Division , Fligh t

Standard s Service , AFS-800 , wit h a n analysi s o f

operation s conducte dunde r

thi s exemptio n with respec t t o operationa l exposure , acciden t an d inciden t data , an dan y knov mproble mareas . 18 . FlightSafety mus t

maintai n record s an dmak e the mavailable , whe n requested , t o th e FA A FSD O tha t

ha s jurisdictiona l authorit y ove r FlightSafety' s part

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certificate . Thes e record s mus t include — a . Th e name , address , an ddate s o f trainin g enrollmen t

an dcompletio n fo r

eac h applican t wh o enroll s i n FlightSafety' s trainin g courses ; b . Th e dat e an dlocatio n wher e th e practica l tes t wa s conducted , a s wel l a s th e nam e o f th e FAA-designate dexamine r o r FA A inspecto r

conductin g th e test ; c . Th e nam e o f

eac h applican t

wh o require s mor e flight trainin g tha n prescribe d i n th e FAA-approve dtrainin g cours e t o pas s th e initia l authorizatio n o r authorizatio n renewal ; d . Th e numbe r

o f additiona l trainin g hour s neede db y eac h applican t enrolle di n th e trainin g cours e t o pas s th e flight check ; e . A lis t o f thos e pilot s wh o faile dt o complet e th e trainin g progra msatisfactoril y o r withdre w fromth e programan dth e reason s fo r th e withdrawal ; an d f . Th e name , certificat e number , an daddres s o f eac h perso n wh o i s authorize dt o operat e unde r

thi s exemption .19 . N o perso n ma y provid e o r receiv e trainin g whil e passenger s ar e aboar dth e airplane s durin g operation s conducte dunde r th e privilege s o f

thi s exemption . Thi s exemptio n terminate s o n Jul y 31 , 2011 , unles s soone r supersede do r

rescinded . Sincerely , /s / Joh n W . McGra w Actin g Director , Fligh t

Standard s Servic e Enclosur e0 8 Octobe r 200 9 I N REPLY . REFE RTO : L390-09-329 2 U . S . Department

o f Transportatio n CSSSTi a Docket Operations , M-3 0 *^"''''° " ^°'"'"" ^ Wes t Buildin g groun dfloor , RoomW12-14 0 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E Washingto n DC , 2059 0 SUBJECT : Exemptio n No . 4050 O from1 4 CFR91.9(a) , I4CFR91.531(aXO . 14CFR9I.531(aX2 ) REFERENCE : Regulator y Docke t No . FAA-2002-1149 1 Thi s lette r submit s th e petitio n o f

Cessn aAircraf

t Con^an y fo

r th e extensio n o f

Exemptio n No . 4050 , Regulator y Docke t No . FAA-2002-1149 1 (formerly Regulator y Docke t No . 23771) , tha

t i s presentl y du e t o expire o n 3 1 Marc h 2010 . Exemptio n No . 405 0 provide s qualifyin g pilot s o f Cessn aCitatio n Mode l 550 , S550 , 552 , an d56 0 airplane s relie f from§§91.9(a ) and9I.53I(aXl ) & (2 ) o f Titl e 14 , Cod e o f

Federal Regulation s (14CFR ) that enable s themt o operat e withou t

apilo t wh o i s designate da s secon di n command . Cessn awoul dlik e th e FA

A t o consider

a t leas t athree-yea

r extensio n o f

th e Exemptio n a s grante db y FA A letter date d2 3 January 200 6 fo r Revisio n "N* ' t o thi s Exemption . (A cop y i s attached ) Th e justifications , safet

y assurance , an dpubli c interes t remai n a s presente di

n th e previou s petition s t o thi s Docket , beginnin g wit

h Cessna' s lette r

o f petitio n date d1 5 September 1983 . Also , th e safet

y recor do f pilot s operatin g unde r

th e provision s o f

Exemptio n No . 405 0 continue s t o remai n clea r o f accident s o r incidents . Thi s i s confinne di n th e analysi s o f operation s conducte dunde r Exemptio n No . 405 0 a s requeste db y item1 7 o f

same exemption . Cessn aunderstand s th e FA A presentl y ha s substantial dat aaccumulation s i n Docke t FAA-2002-1149 1 (Formerl y Docke t

23771 ) t o suppor

t Cessna' s presen t

petitio n for

th e Extensio n o f

Exemptio n No . 4050 . However , Cessn awoul db e please dt o presen t an y additional availabl e dat aneede db y FA A t o proces s thi s petition . I n closing , Cessn acontinue s t o thank FA A fo r thei r consideratio n o f

previou s petition s i

n th e subjec t Docket an dwe ar e hopeful o f

FAA' s gran t

o f th e exemptio n extensio n requeste di n thi s letter . Sincerely , Q j ^ Carlo s Ayal a Manage r - Airworthines s Cessn aAircraf

t Company cc: Tin aMiller , ProgramManager WichitaFAA/ACO .

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S 67277-7704 Dea r Mr . Gondhalekar : Thi s lette r i s to infor myo u tha t w e hav e grante dyou

r petitio n t o extendExemptio n No . 4050 , a s amended . I

t explain s th e basi s fo

r our decisio n an

ddescribe s it s effect . Th e Basi s fo r

Ou r Declsfon O n Decembe

r 13,2005 , yo

u petitione dthe Federa

l Aviatio n Administiatio n (FAA) o n behal f o f Cessn aAircraf

t Compan y (Cessna) fo

r a n extensio n o f

Exemptio n No . 4050 , a s amended . Tha t exemption fi-om§ § 91.9(a

) an d91.531(a)(1 ) an

d(2 ) o f Titl e 14 , Code o f

Federa l Regulation s permit s Cessn ato allo w certai n qualifiedpilot s o f Cessn aCitatio n Model 550 , S550,552 , or

56 0 aircraf

t to operat e thos e aircraf

t without apilo t wh o i s designate da s second i n command , subject

to certai n condition s an

dlimitations . I n you r petition , yo

u indicat e tha t ther e ha s bee n no chang e i n th e condition s an dreason s relativ e to publi c interes t

an dsafet y tha t wer e the basi s fo

r grantin g th e origina

l exemption . Th e FA A ha s determine dtha

t goo dcaus e exist s fo

r no t publishin g asummar

y o f the petitio n i n the Federa

l Register becaus e the requestedextension o f the exemptio n wouldnot

se t a precedent , an

dan y dela y i n actin g o n thi s petitio n wouldb e detrimenta l t o Cessna .

AFS-06-124- EOu r

Decisio n The FA A ha s determine dtha

t th e justificatio n fo

r the issuanc e o f

Exetnptio n No . 4050 , a s amended , remain s vali dwit h respec t to thi s exemptio n an

di s i n th e publi c interest . Therefore , unde r the authorit

y provide db y 4 9 U.S.C . 4011 3 an d44701 . which th e FA

A Administrator ha s delegate dto me , I gran t you r petition . Th e Effec t

o f Oa r Decisio n Ou r decisio n extend s th e terminatio n date o f Exemptio n No . 4050 , a s amended , t o March 31,2009 , unles s soone r supersede do r

rescinded . All condition s an

dlimitation s o f

Exemptio n No . 4050 , a s ameiuled , remai n th e same . Thi s lette r mus t b e attache dto , an

di s apar t of . Exemptio n No . 4050 . Sincerely ,

Jame s J . Balloug h Director , Fligh t Standard s Servic e

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