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- E January 15, 2015

Exemption No. 8819 D Regulatory Docket No. FAA

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Ms. Sheryl R. Israel Counsel for Shuttle America Corporation Hogan Lovells US LLP

55 5 Thirteenth Street, NW. Washington, DC 20004

Dear Ms. Israel :

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption No. 8819

, as amended

. It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists the conditi ons and limitations

.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated October 2, 2014 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on

behalf of Shuttle America Corporation (Shuttle) for an extension of Exemption No. 8819 , as amended . Th at exemptio n from § 121.434(c)(1)(ii) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations

allows Shuttle 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 initi al or upgrade training specified in § 1 21.424 during 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 extension of the exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Shuttle

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Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 8819 , as amended

, remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest.

Therefor e, under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegated to me, Shuttle America Corporation is granted an extension to Exemption No. 8819, as amended, for § 121.434(c)(1)(ii) to substitute a qualified and

auth orized 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 § 1 21.424 during at least one flight leg that includes a takeoff and a landing , s ubject to the following conditions and limitations

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Conditions and Limitations

1. A Shuttle 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 o bservation of a qualifying PIC candidate, thus reserving first right of refusal to the FAA in

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

b. The qual ifying PIC candidate has completed no less than 10 hours of supervised operating 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 fli ghtdeck preparation, before starting engines checklist, taxi, takeoff, all other flight phases, landing, taxi, and securing checklist.

2. Each Shuttle 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 Shuttle for no

less than 6 months ; and

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

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

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 8819 , as amended

, to January 31, 201 7

, unless s ooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/ John Barbagallo Acting Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service