AFS-16-12773-E

July 21, 2016

 Exemption No. 17042

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2012-0321

Mr. Ronald Worthington

Director AMT Programs

Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology

8820 E. Pine St.

Tulsa, OK 74158

Dear Mr. Worthington:

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.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated May 23, 2016, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 

behalf Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology (Spartan) (operating under Air 

Agency Certificate CB9T054R) for an exemption from § 65.75(a) of Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR). The proposed exemption, if granted, would allow Spartan’s

students enrolled in its Part 147 Aviation Maintenance Technician School (AMTS) to take the 

Aviation Mechanic General (AMG) written test after successfully completing the general 

curriculum, but prior to meeting the experience requirements of § 65.77. Additionally,

Spartan requested to allow students enrolled in its Part 147 AMTS to take the Aviation 

Mechanic Airframe (AMA) and Aviation Mechanic Powerplant (AMP) tests after completion 

of the corresponding portion of the curriculum, prior to meeting the experience requirements 

of § 65.77.

Although you requested an extension of Exemption No.10516A (copy enclosed), that 

exemption expired on April 30, 2016. Therefore, we are issuing Spartan a new Exemption.
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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 Spartan.

The FAA has issued grants of exemptions in circumstances similar in all material respects to 

those presented in your petition. In Grant of Exemption No. 10516A (copy enclosed), the 

FAA found that testing immediately after learning was a universally accepted instructional 

principle that reinforces learning. Therefore, we allowed the petitioner to test students 

immediately after successfully completing the general curriculum, but before meeting the 

requirements of § 65.77.

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

• they are similar in all material respects to relief previously requested in the enclosed Grant 

of Exemption No. 10516A;

• the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 10516A 

also apply to the situation you present; and

• for the reasons stated in Grant of Exemption No. 10516A, 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 Spartan College of Aeronautics and 

Technology an exemption from 14 CFR § 65.75(a) to the extent necessary to allow students 

enrolled in its Part 147 AMTS to take the AMG written test after successfully completing the 

corresponding portion of the curriculum, prior to meeting the experience requirements of 

§ 65.77, subject to the conditions and limitations described below.

As noted in Exemption No. 10516A and in this exemption, Spartan’s request to administer the 

AMA and AMP written test to students immediately following the successful completion of 

the general curriculum before meeting the experience requirements of 14 CFR § 65.75(a) is 

denied. 

Conditions and Limitations

Before exercising the privileges of this exemption, Spartan must:

1. Develop written procedures for administering the AMG written test to Spartan’s students 

immediately following successful completion of the general curriculum. 

2. Ensure these procedures are available for use in Spartan’s approved operating or 

curriculum procedures document or manual.
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3. Before retesting any student who has failed the AMG examination and also does not meet 

the experience requirements of § 65.77, Spartan must retrain the student on the 

instructional item associated with the failed test and authorize the student to retake the test. 

Spartan must have procedures for documenting and tracking compliance with all retesting 

procedures.

4. Before exercising the privileges of this exemption, Spartan must provide the written 

procedures to its Certificate Holding District Office for review and approval.

This exemption terminates on August 31, 2018, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely,

/s/

John Barbagallo

Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service

Enclosure:

Exemption No. 10516A