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Exemption No. 6480K Regulatory Docket No. FAA

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Ms. Peggy A. Banks Shannon & Associates, LLC 1619 Bypass Road #151 Winchester, KY 40391
Dear Ms. Banks : This letter is to inform you that we have amended 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 On April 24, 2012, the Federal Aviation A dministration (FAA) issued Exemption No. 6480, as amended to Shannon & Associates, LLC (Shannon)

. That exemption from §§ 91.9(a), and 91.531(a)(1) and (2) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations permits Shannon to train, test, and approve pilots to oper ate certain Cessna Citation (CE

- 500 series) aircraft without a pi lot who is designated as second in command (SIC).

Our Decision The FAA has amended some of the conditions and limit ation s to remove references to FAA Training Center certificate s issued unde r part 142 , because Shannon does not hold a part 142 certificate

. Further, we have added text in condition/limitation No. 19 limiting the applicability of the exemption to aircraft configured with the landing gear lever to the right of the center of the a ircraft. While the relief granted does not change substantially, you are directed to the new text because a few of the conditions and limit ation s have changed.2

Under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegated to me, I hereby grant Shannon & Associates, LLC, an exemption from 14 CFR §§ 91.9(a), and 91.531(a)(1) and (2) to the extent necessary to permit Shannon to train, test, and approve pilots to operate certain Cessna Citation (CE

- 500 series) aircra ft without a pi lot who is designated as SIC , subject to the revised conditions and limitations listed below.

Conditions and Limitations
1. This exemption applies to pilots operating Cessna Citation model 500, 550, S550, 552, and 560 airplanes who ha ve succes sfully 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 re ceives and maintains approval from the FAA’s General Aviation and Commercial Division, AFS

- 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 oper ations under the terms of this exemption must

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a. Complete Shannon ’s CE

- 500 single

- pilot curriculum 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 ins trument rating and CE

- 500 type rating before training under Shannon ’s CE

- 500 single

- pilot 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 hour s 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 publis hed minimums until after completing 100 hours of single

- pilot flight experience in CE

- 500 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 minimu ms until after completing 100 hours of single

- pilot flight experience in CE

- 500 series airplanes; f. Use a boom microphone; and3

g. Use a fully functioning autopilot that is controllable about three axes and capable of approach coupling.
5. The CE

- 500 single

- pilot i nitial authorization and authorization renewal curriculum must include

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a. Ground 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 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 operations.
b. Flight instruction appropriate to the CE

- 500 series airplane given by a n instructor employed Shannon (designated in accordance with Shannon ’s approved proced ures) that covers at least the following areas of operation:
i. Preflight preparation;
ii. Preflight inspection and procedures;
iii. Taxiing;
iv. Normal and crosswind takeoffs and departures;

v. In

- flight maneuvers including configuration changes, approaches to stalls, and s teep turns;
vi. Simulated powerplant failure (actual powerplant failure if accomplished in a flight simulator);
vii. Instrument procedures;
viii. Precision and nonprecision approaches;4
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 simulator, provided the applicant satisfactorily accomplishes as part of the training program the following in

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

- 500 series airplane:
i. Exterior preflight inspection;
ii. Taxiing;
iii. Normal and crosswind 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 land ing with a simulated powerplant failure;
viii. Landing from a circling approach; and
ix. Landing from 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 within 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

- pilo t curriculum;
b. Satisfactorily complete the curriculum’s required qualification module, consisting 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. Sati sfactorily complete this proficiency check

— i. Within 10 days of completing the training; and
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 series flight simulators or airplanes, as appropriate.
d. Satisfactorily complete all tasks listed in the Airline Transport Pilot and Aircraft Type Rating Practical Test Stand ards that are required for an initial CE

- 500 type rating, except as provided in c ondition /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 c heck is not permitted, and failure of any maneuver shall result in failure of the proficiency 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 circlin g approach task has been satisfactorily demonstrated to an FAA inspector or FAA

- designated 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 statemen t, “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.
10. A person who previously has received a singl e
- pilot authorization in a Cessna Citation model 500, 550, S550, 552, or 560 airplane must complete Shannon ’s single

- pilot6 differences training course to obtain a single

- pilot authorization for a different Cessna Citation model.
11. All flight training conduct ed 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 t o obtain a single

- pilot authorization must satisfacto rily complete ground and flight training 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 simu lator used for trai ning and ch ecking and the Cessna Citation model for which single

- pilot 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 progr am identified in c ondition /limitation No. 5 satisfies the requirements for a PIC proficiency 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 /limitation No. 7 must have their pilot logbook endorsed by the Shannon instructor administering the training, using the following endorsement: “I certify that ( f irst nam e, MI, l ast name) has successfully completed the CE

- 500 single

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

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- 12 17. Shannon may not transfer this exemption when or if ownership or lease of the airplane is relinquished.7
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 pilot 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 analysis of training and checking operations conducted under this exemption with respect to program failure rates, extra training time required, accident and incident da ta, 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 train ing course to pass the initial authorization or authorization renewal;

c. A list of those pilots 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.

The Effect of Our Decision Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 6480 , as amended, to July 3 1 , 201 4 , unless sooner superseded or rescinded. Sincerely,

/s/ John S. Duncan Deputy Director, Flig ht Standards

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