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July 21 , 2016

Exemption No. 17042 Regu latory Docket No. FAA

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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 (S p artan ) (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 Technici an 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 request ed to allow students enrolled in its Part 147 AMTS to take the Aviation Mechanic Airframe (AMA) and Aviation Mechanic Powerplant (AMP) test s after completion

of the corresponding portion of the curriculum, prior to meeting the experience requirements of § 65 .77

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

exe mption expired on April 30, 2016 . Therefore, we are issuing Spartan a new E xemption.2

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of t he petition in the Federal Register because the requested exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petiti on would be detrimental to S p artan

.

The FAA has issued grants of exemptions in circumstances similar in all material respe cts 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 allow ed the petiti oner 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

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• they are similar in all material respects to relief previously requested in the enclo sed Grant of Exemption No. 10516A ;

• the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclo sed Grant of Exemption No. 10516A also apply to the situation you present; and

• for the reasons stated in Grant of Exemption N o. 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 requirement s 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 completio n of the general curriculum before meeting the experience requirements of 14 CFR § 65.75(a) is

denied.

Conditions and Limitations

Before exercising the pri vileges of this exemption, Spa r tan must:

1. Develop written procedures for administeri ng the AMG written test to Spartan ’s students immediately following successful completion of the general curriculum.

2. Ensure these procedure s are available for use in Spartan ’s approved operating or curriculum procedures document or manual.3

3. Before retesting a ny student who has failed the AMG examination and also does not meet the experienc e requirements of § 65.77, Spartan must retrain the student on the

instructional item associated with the failed test and authorize the st udent to retake the test. Spartan m ust have procedures for documenting and tracking compliance with all retesting procedures.

4. Before exercising the pri vileges of this exemption, Spartan must provide the written procedures to its Certificate Holding District Office for review and approva l.

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

Sincerely,

/s/ John Barbagallo Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service

Enclosure : Exemption No. 10516A