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C 2059 0 Jun e 30 , 201 0 I a m requestin g a continuatio n o fexemptio n No . 977 6 tha texpire s o n 10/31/2010 . I n accordanc e wit h th e provision s o fTitl e 14 , Cod e o fFedera l regulation s (CFR) , Subchapte rB , Section s 11.6 1 (b) , Caroly n Curie s petition s as exemption s t o Titl e 14 , CF R Section s 91.10 9 (a ) an d (b ) (3 ) t o allo w certai n fligh t instruction , as specifie d below , t o b e give n t o a pilot-in-comman d (PIC ) qualifie d pilo ti n a Beechcraf t Bonanz a airplan e equippe d wit h a singl e functionin g throw-ove ryok e i n plac e o fdua l control s fo rth e elevato ran d ailerons, . Th e exemptio n i s requeste d wit h th e followin g condition s an d limitations : 1 . Operation s unde rthi s exemptio n ar e limite d t o trainin g flight s fo rth e followin g purposes : A . T o complet e th e fligh t revie wrequire d b ysectio n 61.5 6 (a ) B . th e conduc t th e trainin g necessar yt o accomplis h on e o rmor e phase s o fa n FA AProficienc y Awar d (WINGS ) Progra m provide d fo ri n 61.5 6 C . T o accomplis h th e recencyo finstrumen texperienc e requirement s o fsectio n 61.5 7 © (1 ) an d (d) . 2 . Operation s unde rthi s exemptio n ar e limite d t o Beechcraf tBonanz a airplane s equippe d wit h a functionin g thro wove rcontro l whee l an d operabl e rudde rpedal s i n lie u o ffunctionin g dua l controls . 3 . Th e pilo t receivin g th e instructio n unde rth e authorit yo fthi s exemptio n mus tb e qualifie d i n everyrespec t t o serv e as PI C o fth e airplan e durin g th e entir e trainin g period . Durin g th e instructio n th e pilo t receivin g th e trainin g mus ta tal l time s serv e an d remai n as PI C as define d i n 1 4 CF R 1.1 . Th e PI C mus t agre e t o th e provision s o fthi s exemption . 4 . Th e authorize d instructo rprovidin g th e trainin g unde rth e authorit yo fthi s exemptio n must ; A . b e full yqualifie d t o serv e a s PI C an d authorize d instructo ri n th e airplan e involve d as require d b ysectio n 61.19 5 (b ) an d b . IHiav e give n o rreceive d a t leas t 2 5 hour s o fdua l instructio n i n th e typ e o fairplan e involved . 5 . Bot h th e instructo ran d th e PI C receivin g th e trainin g continuousl yagre e tha tth e propose d training , unde rth e condition s i n evidenc e a tth e time , ca n b e conducte d safely .Caroly n Curies ' principa l bas e o foperatio n i s locate d a thanga rB10 , Tacom a Narrow s Airpor t(TIW) , Gi g

Harbor , WA . Mrs . Curie s i s th e holde ro ffligh tinstructo rcertificat e numbe r2703244CFI . Sh e ha s neve r ha d a n acciden t o ran yviolation s an d ha s exces s o f210 0 fligh thour s wit h ove r30 0 o fthos e i n a Beec h Bonanza . Mrs . Curie s ha s provide d i n exces s o f1,00 0 hour s o fdua l instruction . Th e primar ypurpos e o fthi s exemptio n i s i n th e publi cinteres tan d safet yb yencouragin g pilot s o fthro w ove rcontro l equippe d Bonanza s airplane s t o see k currenc yan d /

o rcontinuatio n training , especiall yi n thei row n aircraft , thu s ensurin g thei rcurrenc yan d overal l safety . Th e cos t t o ren t an d instal l dua l control s fo rth e limite d purpos e o fcurrenc ytrainin g i s significan t enoug h tha t i t i s a deterren t t o pilot s wh o woul d wan tt o otherwis e participat e i n thi s training . Man y insuranc e companies , realizin g th e importanc e o ftrainin g i n th e aircraf toffe rowne rpilot s discount s t o trai n i n thei row n airplanes . Approva l o fthi s exemptio n wil l encourag e pilot s t o tak e recurren ttrainin g i n thei row n aircraf t an d mak e the m safer .

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