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- E November 24, 2015

Exemption No. 13750 Regulatory Docket No. FAA

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Mr. D onald J. Osmundson

Vice President of Flight Operations Southern Air, Inc. 7310 Turfway Road, Suite 400 Florence, KY 41042

Dear Mr. Osmundson :

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

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The Basis for Our Decision

By letter posted to the docket on August 4, 2015 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of Southern Air, Inc. ( Southern ) for an exemption from § 121.689(a)(6) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regu lations (14 CFR) to the extent necessary to

allow NAA to use a minimum fuel supply designated in kilograms on its flight release forms, consistent with the unit of measurement used in the aircraft’s fuel system and weight and

balance calculations

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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 Southern

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The FAA has i ssued a grant of exemption in circumstances similar in all material respects to those presented in your petition. In Grant of Exemption No. 10273 (copy enclosed), the FAA found that granting this exemption would be in the public interest because it would decrease the possibility that an airplane would take off with the incorrect fuel load. By eliminating the2

need to convert from kilograms to pounds in order to satisfy the requirements of § 121.689(a)(6), the chances of an error occurring in fuel load are decreased.

Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that

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• they are similar in all material respects to relief previously requested in the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 10273;

• the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclose d Grant of Exemption No. 10273 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 Southern Air, Inc. an exemption from

14 CFR § 121.689(a)(6) to the extent necessary to allow Southern to use a minimum fuel supply designated in kilograms on its flight release forms, consistent with the unit of

measurement used in the airc raft’s fuel system and weight and balance calculations , subject to

the conditions and limitations described below

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Conditions and Limitations

1. Provide pound/kilogram and kilogram/pound conversion tables to all personnel involved with flight planning, fuel, and cargo loading of aircraft configured using kilograms as a weight measure.

2. Assure all crewmembers and persons who prepare fueling and weight and balance forms are trained in kilogram and pound conversion tables.

3. Operations manuals must include procedur es for cross checking correct kilogram/pound and pound/kilogram

- converted weights prior to takeoff.

This exemption terminates on November 30 , 2017 , unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

John S. Duncan Director, Flight Standards Service