U.S . Departmen t o f Transportatio n Docke t Operations , M-3 0 Wes t Buildin g groun dfloor . Roo mW12-14 0 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , SE . Washington , D C 2059 0 Date : Jul y 3,201 0 Subject : Reques t

fo r Extensio n o f

Exemptio n No . 977 8 Thi s lette r

i s areques t

fo r a n extensio n o f

FA A exemptio n numbe r 9778 . A cop y o f

thi s exemptio n i s enclose dfor

you r convenience . Th e reason s t o gran t

th e extension , suc h a s publi c interes t an dpubli c benefit , ar e th e sam e a s whe n th e exemptio n wa s originall y granted . Thes e reason s ar e wel l outlin e i n th e associate dpetitio n (docke t FAA-2007-28418) . A cop y o f thi s documen t

i s als o enclose dfor

you r convenience . Pleas e not e tha t

severa l pilot s hav e bee n traine dunde r thi s exemption . Th e exemptio n allowe d the mt o us e aircraf

t the y ow n versu s rentin g aretractabl e gear aircraft . Th e averag e cos t saving s was $50 0 pe r

trainee . Pleas e se e th e enclose ddocumen t labele d"Exhibi t

A - Comple x Trainin g Cos t Savings " for

mor e information . Regardin g safety , ther e hav e bee n n o accidents , incident s o r violation s whil e trainin g with FA A exemptio n 9778 . No r

hav e an y o f

th e trainee s ha da n accident , inciden t o r violatio n sinc e receivin g thei r comple x endorsements . I t woul db e greatl y appreciate di f arepl y i n thi s matte r

coul db e receive dbefor e Novembe r 30 , 2010 . Than k yo u for you r attentio n i n thi s matter . Sincerely ,

Greg g J . Stockma n Certificat e Numbe r

292440 0 CF l 66 9 Bervill e Roa d Allenton , Michiga n 4800 2 Phone : 810-395-427 2 Email : n l 5997(a)gmail.co m./208 9 89:5 2 2B22675B7 5 OFFIC E O F RULEMWONS PAG E 0 2

L^^i"Cr7;-.-. ' Exemptio n No . 977 8 UNITE D STATE S O FAMERIC A DEPARTMEN T O F TOANSPORTATION FEDERA L AVIATIO N ADMINISTRATIQN WASHINGTON , D C 2059 1

I n tiie matte r

o f ^ petidoi i o f GREG G STOCKMA N for a n exerop&o afro m§ 61.31(e ) ofrittel4,Codeo f Federal R^iulatKHi s RcgrialM y Docke t N* , FAA-2W7.2841 8

GRAN T O FeXEMPnO N B y lette r date dMay 29,2007 , B^ . Gieg g Stodanan , 6 ^ Bcndll e Road , Anentoa , Miclugai i 48002 , petf^ooe dth e Fedeza l Aradia aAdauoistmioi i (FAA ) fo r a n exemptio n firom§ 61.3K« ) o f

Title 14 , Cod e o f

Fedoa l R^ddatkn s (14CFR) . Th t psopose dexemption , i f granted , y/otU

dallo w Mr . Stockma

n t o us e certu n fixedgea

r aajdane s t o provid e comf^e x tiiplan e training . Th e petftj<m« rrcqveat s rdie f frtMi tte Iblfcrwui g regolatini : Sectio n 61.31(e ) preactibes , i n pextineiit par ^ that ; Typ e rating lequorements , additional traimn ^ an daudiotiZHtion requirements . (e ) Additional trainin g require dlo r operatin g oMnplex airplanes . (1 ) Excep t a s provide d i n panffapt i (e)(2 ) o f

thi s section , n o perso n may ac t a s jrilo t i n coaaoaaa

do f acomple x aiiplan e (a n atiplan e that

ha s aietcactabl e landin g gear , flt|», an dacontcollabl e pitc h propeller , or , i n ib e cas e o f aacaplanr , fbf s an dacontaoVaU e pitc h propeller) , imles s th e perso n luB — C O Riccdve dan dlogge dgroimdan dfli^tnuning frnn an audioiize d instructo r i n acomple x atrjdane , o r

i n a£li ^ simulato r

o r flight trainin g E-2007^76 8a7/i:3/200 9 09:5 2 202267507 5 CFFIC E O F RULEHflKIN G PAG E 0 3

devic e that

i s representativ e o f

acomple x airplane , an dha s bee n foiind proficien t i n th e operatio n an dsystem s o f th e aiiplane ; an d (ii ) Receive daone-tim e endorsemen t i n th e pilot' s logboo k

froma n authorize d instructo r \^ o certifie s th e perso n i s proficien t t o operat e acomple x airplane . (2 ) Th e trainin g an dendorsemen t require db y paragrap h (eX U o f ftis sectio n i s no t require di f

th e perso n ha s logge dfli^ t tim e a s pilo t

i n comman do f

acomple x airplane , o r i n aflight

simulato r o r flight trainin g devic e that

i s representativ e o f

acomple x airplan e prio r

t o Augus t

4,1997 . Th e pecitioie r

support s hi s reques t

wit h th e followin g tafonnatfon: Mr . Stockman state s h e i s requestin g a n exemptio n fiomusin g retractabl e gea r airplane s t o provid e trainin g an dendorsement s vmde r § 6 1 -3 1 (e) . I n lie u o f

usin g retractabl e gear

aiiplanes , th e petitione r

propose s t o us e certai n fixedgea r airplane s tha t ore equipped-wit

h th e portabl e trainin g devic e specifie di n U.S . Paten t 6,638,071 . Typical fixedgea

r airplane s t o b e use di n conjunctio n with thi s exemptio n ar e thos e equippe dwit

h flap s an dacontrollabl e pitc h propeller . Th e petitione r

state s aprototyp e o f

U.S . Paten t

6,638,07 1 was use dfor

some remedia l pilo t trainin g ordere d1 ^ th e local Fligh t Standard s Distric t

Offic e i n Januai y 2001 . A favorabl e pos t

trainin g report

wa s receive dfiomth e aviatio n safet y counselo r

(ASC ) involved . Mr . Stockman als o state s tha t afieldapproval , FA A fon n 337 , was obtaine d for Pipe r Dakot aN2213 Ft o hol dth e devic e specifie di n U.S . Paten t 6.638,071 . Th e petitione r

state s tha t

agran t o f exemptio n woul dimprov e th e quality o f flight trainin g whil e als o reducin g trainin g costs . Mr . Stockman fintfaer stale s tha t an exemptio n woul db e i n th e publi c interes t becaus e i t

woul dprovid e a n improve d metho do f doin g trainin g fo r

comple x airplanes . Pilo t

trainee s can experienc e in-flight malfunction s involvin g landin g gea r circui t breaker s an dthes e malfunction s canno t b e safely replicate dwhe n usin g aretoactabl e gear airplane . I n addition , th e pilo t trainee s ca n b e mad e t o experienc e in-flight malfunction s requirin g th e changin g o f landin g gea r indicato r bulbs . Th e petitione r

state s thi s maliimctio n als o canno t b e safely replicate dwhen usin g aretractabl e gea r airplane . Mr . Stockma

n state s tha t

wit h th e above-mentione dtrainin g improvement s th e numbe r o f gea r u p landing s wil l potentiall y b e reduced . Th e petitione r

state s tha t

agran t o f exemptio n woul dno t

adversel y impac t

safet y durin g flight

trainin g because : 1 . Fixe dgea

r airplane s ar e iuherenti y safer t o trai n i n tha n are retractabl e gea r airplanes .07/23/200 9 09:5 2 202267507 5 OFFIC E O F RULEMAKIN 6 PAG E 0 4

2 . Fixe dgea

r airplane s ar e statisticall y safer t o trai n i n tha n ar e retractabl e gea r airplanes . 3 . Th e flight

trainin g woul dstil l b e don e with an authorize dinstructo r onboard . Mr . Stockman fUrdie

r state s tha t

agran t o f exemptio n woul dnot

adversel y impac t safet y afte r ttie flight trainin g because : 1 . Th e pilo t

traine e woul dreceiv e all th e trainin g provide dby th e curren t regulations . 2 . Th e pilo t

traine e woul dreceiv e additiona l trainin g experience s with th e instructor . 3 . Th e pilo t

traine e woul dstil l b e evaluate db y a n authorize dinstructo r an d certifie da s proficien t

t o operat e acomple x aiiplane . A summai y o f

th e petitio n wa s publishe di n th e Federal Registe r o n Jul y 19,200 7 (7 2 FR39659) . Seventee n comment s were received , al l o f whic h were i n suppor

t o f th e petitioner' s reques t

fo r exemption . Th e FAA' s analysi s i s a s folhnrs : Th e FAA ha s considere dth e petitioner' s reques t an dsupportin g material s an dfind s that agran t o f exemptio n woul db e i n th e publi c interes t an dmaintain s aleve l o f

safet y equivalen t

t o tha t provide db y th e cmrai t

regulation s tha t

allo w fo r comple x airplan e trainin g i n certai n flight

trainin g device s an dflight simulators . Th e FA A als o reviewe d FA A AS C Thoma s J . Kemiedy's assessmen t durin g FAA-mandate dremedial trainin g an dth e FAA' s tq^prova

l o f amajo r alteratio n o f

N2213 Fusin g th e petitioner' s device . Th e FA A recognize s that

grantin g thi s petitio n woul dse t apreceden t

i n that th e FA A woul db e authorizin g simulatio n trainin g "credit " fo r tiie us e o f

certai n non-comple x (fixe dgear) airplane s tha t simulat e th e operation s o f certai n comple x (retractabl e gear) airplanes . I n th e past , simulatio n trainin g credi t for aiiplane-specifi c flight

trainin g ha s bee n reserve dfor

advance dflight

traioin g device s (suc h a s Leve l 6 fli^ t trainin g device ) an dflight

simulators , with th e pilo t ultimatel y demonstratin g proficienc y i n specifi c airplan e operation s cift^e r i n th e actua l airplan e o r

aflight simulatio n devic e tha t simulate s require dairplan e operation . Th e FA A ha s determine dtha t a n adequat e leve l o f safet y ca n b e maintaine dwhil e allowin g th e simulatio n o f landin g gea

r i n a non-comple x airplan e becaus e landin g gear operation s hav e aconsiderabl y les s aerodynami c effec t

o n overal l airpUm

e in-fligh t operation s tha n d o othe r

aspect s o f

a comple x airplan e suc h a s flap s an dengin e operations .07/23/200 9 09:5 2 202267507 5 CFFIC E O F RULEMAKIN G PAG E 0 5

Th e FAA* s Decisio n In consideratio n o f

th e foregoing , I ftnd

l diat agran t o f exemptio n i s i n th e publi c interest . Therefore , pursuan t

t o th e authority containe di n 4 9 U.S.C . § § 4011 3 an d44701 , delegate d t o m e b y tiie Administrator , Mr . Oreg g Stockman i s grante dan exemptio n fiom 1 4 CFR§ 61.31(e ) t o th e exten t necessary t o allo w hi mt o us e certai n fixedgea r airplane s t o provid e comple x airplan e training , subjec t t o th e condition s an dlimitation s liste d below . Conditimi s an dLnnitatioB s 1 . Thi s exemptio n applies onl y t o Mr . Stockman provicKn g flight trainin g o r

a n endorsemen t

unde r § 61.31(e) . 2 . Thi s exemptio n doe s no t appl y t o flight

trainin g pursuan t

t o a n airman certificate o r rating . 3 . Th e non-comple x airplan e bein g use dt o simulat e acomple x airplan e per Conditio n No . 5 mus t

hav e astandar dtyp e certificate . 4 . Th e non-comple x airplan e bein g use dt o simulat e acomple x airplan e pe r Conditio n No . 5 mus t

b e equippe dwit h acontrollabl e pitc h prc^lle r an dflaps. 5 . Th e non-comple x airplan e mak e an dmode l bein g use dt o simulat e acomple x airplan e mus t b e equippe dwiti i th e petttioner' s devic e (U.S . Paten t 6.638,071 ) i n accordanc e with eithe r

th e supplementa l typ e ceitificat e proces s pe r par t 2 1 o r i n accordanc e witi i th e majo r altenstio n proces s pe r

par t 43 . 6 . Person s receivin g trainin g unde r thi s gran t o f exemptio n pe r

Conditio n No . I mus t

als o hav e anotatio n i n thei r

logboo k that al l o r part o f th e trainin g wa s conducte dusin g Exemptio n No . Thi s exemptio n terminate s o n Novembe r 30 „ 2010 . unles s soone r

supersede dor

rescinded . Issue di n WasMngton , DC , o n October 31.2008 . Sincerely , /$ / Jame s J . Balloug h Director , Fligh t

Standard s Servic eU.S . Departmen t o f Transportatio n Docke t Managemen t

Syste m 40 0 7^ ^ Street , SW. , Roo mP L 40 1 Washington , D C 20591-000 1 Date : Ma y 29,200 7 Subject : Petitio n fo r

Exemptio n Thi s lette r

i s apetitio n for

an exemptio n a s provide dfor i n 1 4 CF R11.61(b) . Th e followin g tex t i s th e informatio n require dunde r 1 4 CF R11.8 1 arrange db y paragrap h letter s (a ) throug h (h) . (a ) Petitioner' s Name . Address , & Contac t Informatio n Gregg Stockma n 66 9 Bervill e Roa d Allenton , Michiga n 4800 2 Phone : 810-395-427 2 Email : n 15997(g),gmail.co m (b ) Seekin g Relie f

Unde r 1 4 CF R61.31(e ) (c ) Exten t

o f Relief : Relie f i s sough t t o th e exten t

necessiar y t o allo w a n alternat e metho do f doin g fligh t

training . Reason s for

Relief : T o improv e th e qualit y o f flight trainin g whil e als o reducin g flight trainin g costs . (d ) Publi c Interes t

& Publi c Benefi t Thi s exemptio n i s i n th e public' s interes t becaus e i t

provide s for

an improve dmetho do f doin g trainin g for

comple x airplanes . With thi s exemptio n pilo t trainee s ca n experienc e i n flight malfimction s involvin g landin g gear circui t breakers . Thes e malfimction s canno t b e safel y replicate dwhe n usin g a retractabl e gear

airplane . Additionally , pilo t

trainee s ca n b e mad e t o experienc e i n flight malfunction s reqviirin g th e changin g o f

alandin g gear

indicato r bulb . Thi s malfunctio n als o caimo t b e safel y replicate d whe n usin g an actua l retractabl e gear airplane . Wit h th e above-mentione dtrainin g improvement s th e numbe r o f gear u p landing s wil l potentiall y b e reduced . Thi s exemptio n wil l als o benefi t th e publi c becaus e o f

th e cos t saving s associate dwith trainin g i n fixedgear

airplane s a s oppose dt o retractabl e gear airplanes .(e ) Safety an dth e Exemptio n

Thi s exemptio n woul dnot adversel y impac t

safet y durin g flight

trainin g because : 1 . Fixe dgear

airplane s ar e inherentl y safe r t o trai n i n tha n ar e retractabl e gear airplanes . 2 . Fixe dgear

airplane s ar e statisticall y safer t o trai n i n tha n ar e retractabl e gear airplanes . 3 . Th e flight

trainin g woul dstil l b e don e wit h a n authorize dinstructo r onboard . Thi s exemptio n woul dnot adversel y impac t

safety afte r

th e flight

trainin g because : 1 . Th e pilo t

traine e woul dreceiv e £il l o f th e trainin g provide db y th e curren t regulations . 2 . Th e pilo t

traine e woul dreceiv e additiona l trainin g experience s wit h th e instructor . 3 . Th e pilo t

traine e woul dstil l b e evaluate db y a n authorize dinstructo r an dcertifie da s proficien t t o operat e acomple x airj)lane . Th e si x item s liste dabov e wil l ultimatel y insur e tha t a n equivalen t

leve l o f safet y i s maintaine dunde r

thi s exemption . (f ) Simmiarv (1 ) Rul e bein g petitione dfo r exemptio n i s 1 4 CF R61.31(e) . I t states : (e ) Additiona l trainin g require dfo r operatin g comple x airplanes . (1 ) Excep t

a s provide di n paragrap h (e)(2 ) o f thi s section , n o perso n ma y ac t a s pilo t i n comman do f

acomple x airplan e (a n airplan e tha t ha s aretractabl e landin g gear , flaps, an dacontrollabl e pitc h propeller , or , i n th e cas e o f a seaplane , flaps an dacontrollabl e pitc h propeller) , unles s th e perso n has — (i ) Receive d.m

dlogge dgroun dan dflight trainin g fro man authorize d instructo r i n acomple x airplane , o r i n aflight

simulato r

o r flight trainin g devic e tha t

i s representativ e o f

acomple x airplane , an dha s bee n foun dproficien t

i n th e operatio n an dsystem s o f th e airplane ; an d (ii ) Receive daone-tim e endorsemen t i n th e pilot' s logboo k

firoma n authorize dinstructo r

wh o certifie s th e perso n i s proficien t t o operat e a comple x airplane . (2 ) Th e trainin g an dendorsemen t require db y paragrap h (e)(1 ) o f thi s sectio n i s no t require di f

th e perso n ha s logge dflight tim e a s pilo t

i n comman do f

a comple x airplane , o r

i n aflight

simulato r

o r flight trainin g devic e tha t

i s representativ e o f

acomple x airplan e prio r t o Augus t

4,1997 .(2 ) Brie f Descriptio n o f

Exemptio n Requeste d A n exemptio n i s requeste dfro musin g retractabl e gear airplane s t o provid e trainin g an d endorsement s unde r

1 4 CF R61.31(e) . I n lie u o f usin g retractabl e gear

airplane s i t

i s propose dt o us e certai n fixedgear siirplane s tha t

ar e equippe dwit h th e portabl e trainin g devic e specifie di n U.S . Paten t 6,638,071 . Typica l fixedgear

airplane s t o b e use di n conjunctio n with thi s exemptio n ar e thos e tha t ar e equippe dwit h flaps an dacontrollabl e pitc h propeller . Fo r you r convenienc e acop y o f

U.S . Paten t

6,638,07 1 i s enclose dwit h thi s petition . (g ) Additiona l Informatio n t o Support Petitio n A prototyp e o f

U.S . Paten t

6,638,07 1 wa s use dfo r

som e remedia l pilo t

trainin g ordere db y th e loca l Fligh t

Standard s Distric t

Offic e i n Januar y o f

2001 . A favorabl e pos t

trainin g repor t wa s receive dfro mth e Aviatio n Safet y Counselo r

involved . Thi s repor t

ca n b e provide dupo n request . Additionally , contac t informatio n for

th e Aviatio n Safet

y Counselo r ca n b e provide dupo n request . Currentl y 1 4 CF R61.31(e ) allow s for comple x airplan e trainin g t o b e don e usin g retractabl e gear airplane s tha t

hav e flaps an dcontrollabl e pitc h propeller . Als o certai n flight trainin g device s ma y b e used . Thi s exemptio n wil l allo w for combinin g th e bes t

feature s fi"om airplane s an dtrainin g device s int o an improve dtrainin g method . Pleas e not e tha t

1 4 CF R61.31(e ) doe s allo w for apilo t t o obtai n acomple x airplan e endorsemen t

with n o trainin g i n retractabl e gear operations . I t

doe s howeve r

requir e tha t thi s trainin g b e don e i n aseaplane . A fieldapproval , FA A form337 , wa s obtaine dfor Pipe r Dakot aN2213 Ft o hol dth e devic e specifie di n U.S . Paten t

6,638,071 . A cop y o f

thi s paperwork

ca n b e provide dupo n request . (h ) Exemptio n Outsid e o f th e Unite dState s Exercisin g thi s exemptio n outsid e o f th e Unite dState s i s no t

necessary . Tim e i s o f

th e essenc e i n thi s matter . Promp t processin g o f

thi s petitio n wil l b e greatl y appreciated . Than k you . Sincerely , Gregg Stockma n Certificat e Numbe r

2924400CF IExhibi t A - Comple xTrainin g Cos t Saving s N2213 F PA28-23 6 Trainee : Clar k N736A Z

R172 K Trainee : Broolc s N736A Z

R172 K Trainee : Peric o N736A Z

R172 K Trainee : Morriso n Fue l $/h r Engin e O H Allowanc e $/h r $43.5 5 $13.0 0 $36.8 5

$11.5 0 $36.8 5

$11.5 0 $36.8 5

$11.5 0 Tota l $/h r Trainin g Tim e $56.5 5 7. 2 $48.3 5

5. 9 $48.3 5

7. 6 $48.3 5

7. 3 Actua l Expens e Renta l No t Pai d a t $122/h r $407.1 6 $878.4 0 $285.2 7

$719.8 0 $367.4 6

$927.2 0 $352.9 6

$890.6 0 Saving s $471.2 4 $434.5 4 $559.7 4 $537.6 5 Averag e Saving s $500.7 9

Dat a Use d Fue l Gal/h r Fue l $/Ga l PA28-23 6 1 3 $3.3 5 R172 K

1 1 $3.3 5 Engin e TB

O Hr s 200 0 200 0 Engin e O H Cos

t $26,00 0 $23,00 0

* Becaus e N2213 F an d N736A Z wer e privatel yowned , insuranc e an d hange rcost s ar e no t relate d t o hourl y operation ; therefore , thes e cost s wer e excluded .