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July 31, 2014

Exemption No. 6480 L Regulatory Docket No. FAA

- 2001

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Ms. Peggy A. Banks Shannon & Associates, LLC 2524 Running Stream Court Anderson , IN 4 6 0 1 1

Dear Ms. Banks : This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption No. 6480 , as amended . It explains the basis for our decision , describes its effect , and list s the conditions and limitations.

The Basis for Our Decision By letter dated March 11 , 201 4 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of Shannon & Associates, LLC (Shannon) for an extension of Exemption No. 6480, as amended. That exemption from §§ 91.9(a), and 91.531(a)(1) and (2) of Titl e 14, Code of Federal Regulations permits Shannon to train, test, and approve pilots to operate certain Cessna Citation (CE

- 500 series) aircraft without a pi lot who is designated as second in command (SIC).
In your petition, you indicate that there has be en 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. The requested extension of the exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Shannon

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Our Decision The FAA has determined that the justification for Exemption No. 6480 , remains valid with respect t o this exemption and is in the public interest. Therefore, under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegated to me, I grant your petition to extend relief from §§ 91.9(a), and 91.531(a)(1) and (2) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations permitting Shannon to train, test, and approve pilots to operate certain Cessna Citation (CE

- 500 series) aircraft without a pi lot who is designated as second in command (SIC ), subject to the conditions and limitati ons described below

. Conditions and Limitations

1. This exemption applies to pilots operating Cessna Citation model 500, 550, S550, 552, and 560 airplanes who ha ve successfully completed Shannon’s approved single

- pilot authorization course and complied with all of the terms of this exemption.

2. This exemption is effective for the conduct of the required training and checking only if Shannon ’s single

- pilot training program receives and maintains approval from the FAA’s General Aviation and Commercial Division, A FS

- 800, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, D.C. 20591

. 3. This exemption only applies to operations conducted under part 91.

4. Each pilot conducting single

- pilot operations under the terms of this exemption must

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a. Complete Shannon ’s CE

- 500 single

- pilot cu rriculum before conducting such operations;

b. Hold an airline transport pilot certificate with a CE

- 500 type rating or a commercial pilot certificate with an airplane instrument rating and CE

- 500 type rating before training under Shannon ’s CE

- 500 single

- pilo t curriculum;

c. Have logged at least 1,000 hours of total pilot flight time, including at least 50 hours of night flight time; 75 hours of instrument flight time, 40 hours of which are in actual instrument meteorological conditions; and 500 hours as pilot in command (PIC), SIC, or both, in turbine

- powered airplanes;

d. Not perform any circling instrument approaches to minimums of less than 200 feet and 1 mile above the published minimums until after completing 100 hours of single

- pilot flight experience in CE

- 50 0 series airplanes;

e. Not perform any straight

- in instrument approaches to minimums of less than 100 feet and one

- half statute mile visibility above the published minimums3 until after completing 100 hours of single

- pilot flight experience in CE

- 500 series a irplanes; f. Use a boom microphone; and
g. Use a fully functioning autopilot that is controllable about three axes and capable of approach coupling.

5. The CE

- 500 single

- pilot initial authorization and authorization renewal curriculum must include

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a. Ground instruct ion appropriate to the CE

- 500 series airplane given by a n instructor employed Shannon (designated in accordance with Shannon ’s approved procedures) that covers at least the following aeronautical knowledge
areas:
i. Safe and efficient operation of airplanes;

ii. Weight and balance computations;

iii. Use of performance charts;

iv. Significance and effects of exceeding airplane performance limitations;

v. Principles and functions of airplane systems;

vi. Maneuvers, procedures, and emergency operations; and

vii. Night and high

- altitude o perations.

b. Flight instruction appropriate to the CE

- 500 series airplane given by a n instructor employed Shannon (designated in accordance with Shannon ’s approved procedures) that covers at least the following areas of operation:

i. Preflight preparation;

ii. Pref light inspection and procedures;

iii. Taxiing;

iv. Normal and crosswind takeoffs and departures;

v. In

- flight maneuvers including configuration changes, approaches to stalls, and steep turns;

vi. Simulated powerplant failure (actual powerplant failure if accomplished in
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vii. Instrument procedures;

viii. Precision and nonprecision approaches;

ix. Missed approaches;

x. Landings and approaches to landings;

xi. Normal and crosswind landings;

xii. Landing with a simulated powerplant failure (actual powerplant failure if accomplished in a flight simulator);

xiii. Normal and abnormal procedures;

xiv. Emergency procedures; and

xv. Post

- flight procedures.

6. The instruction required in c ondition /limitation No. 5 b may be completed in an approved flight simulator, qualified as

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a. A Level A or B flight simulat or, provided the applicant satisfactorily accomplishes as part of the training program the following in

- flight maneuvers and procedures as sole manipulator of the controls in a CE

- 500 series airplane:

i. Exterior preflight inspection;

ii. Taxiing;

iii. Normal and cros swind takeoffs (minimum of three);

iv. Normal and crosswind approaches and landings (minimum of three);

v. Landing from a precision approach;

vi. Missed approach

vii. Approach and landing with a simulated powerplant failure;

viii. Landing from a circling approach; and

ix. Landing f

rom a no flap or nonstandard flap approach.

b. A Level C or D flight simulator provided the applicant has performed at least three takeoffs and three landings to a full stop as the sole manipulator of the flight controls in the CE

- 500 series airplane withi n the preceding 90 days.5

7. An applicant seeking to obtain or renew a single

- pilot authorization under this exemption must

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a. Satisfactorily complete Shannon ’s single

- pilot curriculum;

b. Satisfactorily complete the curriculum’s required qualification module,
co nsisting of a stand

- alone proficiency check in either a CE

- 500 series airplane, an appropriately qualified and approved flight simulator, or a combination thereof;

c. Satisfactorily complete this proficiency check

— i. Within 10 days of completing the training; a nd

ii. Under the supervision of an appropriately rated FAA inspector , Pilot Proficiency Examiner (PPE) or Training Center Evaluator (TCE) who is qualified and authorized to conduct either § 61.58 proficiency checks or type rating practical tests in CE

- 500 seri es flight simulators or airplanes, as appropriate.

d. Satisfactorily complete all tasks listed in the Airline Transport Pilot and Aircraft Type Rating Practical Test Standards that are required for an initial CE

- 500 type rating, except as provided in c onditio n /limitation No. 9 ; and

e. Satisfactorily perform all maneuvers and procedures as a single pilot during the entire proficiency check. Training to proficiency during the check is not permitted, and failure of any maneuver shall result in failure of the profic iency check.

8. The circling approach requirement must be accomplished in an airplane or in a simulator that is qualified for the circling approach task.

9. Until the circling approach task has been satisfactorily demonstrated to an FAA inspector or FAA

- designat ed examiner in an airplane or in a simulator that is qualified and approved for the circling approach task

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a. The applicant’s records will be annotated with the statement, ―Demonstration of circling approach was not accomplished;‖ and

b. The applicant must not perform circling approaches as the PIC when weather conditions are less than the weather minimums for visual flight rules.6

10. A person who previously has received a single

- pilot authorization in a Cessna Citation model 500, 550, S550, 552, or 560 airplane mu st complete Shannon ’s single

- pilot differences training course to obtain a single

- pilot authorization for a different Cessna Citation model.

11. All flight training conducted in accordance with this exemption conducted in a CE

- 500 series airplane must be given by a flight instructor employed by Shannon who also meets the requirements of c ondition and l imitation No. 4 (a), (b), and (c) of this exemption.

12. An applicant seeking to obtain a single

- pilot authorization must satisfacto rily complete ground and flight tra ining through Shannon’s FAA

- approved single

- pilot training course and must receive training on the differences between the Cessna Citation m odel represented by the simulator used for trai ning and ch ecking and the Cessna Citation model for which single

- pilo t authorization is requested.

13. A single

- pilot authorization will be valid for 12 calendar months. A person who renews a single

- pilot authorization in the calendar month before or after the calendar month in which it is due is considered to have renewed the single

- pilot authorization when due. 14. Successful completion of the practical test used in the single

- pilot initial authorization and authorization renewal training program identified in c ondition /limitation No. 5 satisfies the requirements for a PIC profici ency check required by § 61.58. 15. Each CE

- 500 series airplane operated under this exemption must have the following equipment installed and operational:

a. An autopilot with approach coupling; b. A flight director system;

c. A boom microphone; and d. A transponder ― ident‖ switch on the pilot’s control wheel.

16. Shannon must provide a copy of this exemption to each person who is authorized to operate under this exemption. Each person who successfully completes the training and proficiency check identified in c ondition /l imitation No. 7 must have their pilot logbook endorsed by the Shannon instructor administering the training, using the following endorsement:

―I certify that ( f

irst name, MI, l ast name) has successfully completed the CE

- 500 single

- pilot curriculum identifi ed in Exemption No. 10039, as amended.‖ /s/ [date] J. J. Jones 987654321CFI Exp. 03

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17. Shannon may not transfer this exemption when or if ownership or lease of the airplane is relinquished.

18. Each person must carry a copy of this exemption and a record from Shannon documenting compliance with its training and checking requirements aboard the airplane when operating under the terms of the exemption.

19. This exemption is valid only for aircraft configured for operation by a single pilot seated in the left p ilot seat. The privileges of this exemption are prohibited for any aircraft with the landing gear lever positioned anywhere to the right of the center of the aircraft

. 20. Upon request, Shannon must provide any representative of the FAA Administrator with an a nalysis of training and checking operations conducted under this exemption with respect to program failure rates, extra training time required, accident and incident data, and any known problem areas. 21. Shannon must maintain records and make them available, when requested, to any representative of the FAA Administrator. These records must include all information required by § § 142.73 (a), 142.73 (c)(1), 142.73 (e), and

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a. The dates of training enrollment and completion for each applicant who enrolls in Shannon ’s training courses; b. The name and number of additional training hours needed by those applicants who require more flight training than prescribed in the FAA

- approved training course to pass the initial authorization or authorization renewal;

c. A list of those p ilots who failed to complete the training program satisfactorily or withdrew from the program and the reasons for the withdrawal; and d. The name, certificate number, and address of each person who is authorized to operate under this exemption. 22. No person may provide training nor may any person receive training while passengers are aboard any aircraft operating for the purpose of meeting the training or checking requirements of this exemption.8

The Effect of Our Decision Our decision extends the termination dat e of Exemption No. 6480 , as amended, to July 3 1 , 201 6 , unless sooner superseded or rescinded.
Sincerely, /s/ John Barbagallo Acting Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service