AFS-15-440-E

April 20, 2015

 Exemption No. 10741A

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2010-0920

Ms. Kerensa Moore

135 Maintenance Compliance Specialist

Aviation Services

Air Methods Corporation

7211 South Peoria

Englewood, CO 80112

Dear Ms. Moore:

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption No. 

10741, as amended. It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists the

conditions and limitations.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated January 14, 2015, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

on behalf of Air Methods Corporation (Air Methods) for an extension of Exemption 

No. 10741. That exemption from §§ 47.49 and 91.203(a) and (b) of Title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations (14CFR), allowed Air Methods to temporarily operate its U.S. - registered aircraft 

in domestic operations without the registration or airworthiness certificates on board. 

In your petition, you indicate that there has been 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 because the requested extension of the exemption would not set a 

precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Air Methods.
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Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 10741, 

remains valid with respect to 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 Air Methods Corporation exemption from §§ 47.49 and 91.203(a) 

and (b) of 14 CFR to temporarily operate its U.S.- registered aircraft in domestic operations 

without the registration or airworthiness certificates on board, subject to the following 

conditions and limitations.

Conditions and Limitations

1. Air Methods, before utilizing the exemption, must apply for and receive from the 

district office responsible for its air carrier certificate an amendment to its 

operations specifications authorizing it to exercise the privileges of this exemption.

2. Air Methods, before utilizing the provisions of this exemption, must develop a 

comprehensive program that provides for continued operation of the aircraft 

through use of an appropriate entry in the aircraft logbook when the certificate of 

registration or airworthiness for such aircraft is lost, stolen, or mutilated; ensure 

that timely application is made to the FAA for a replacement certificate; and 

provide for the temporary operation of the aircraft during the interim required to 

receive a replacement certificate from the FAA and install it on the affected 

aircraft. This program must be FAA approved and instructions for its use shall be 

included in the air carrier’s manual required by 14 CFR § 135.21.

3. The comprehensive program specified in Condition and limitation # 2 must 

contain:

a. A requirement that the following statement be entered into the appropriate 

section of the aircraft logbook whenever this exemption is to be utilized:

“This aircraft is being operated without a certificate of registration (or 

airworthiness, as applicable) under the provisions of Exemption No. _____ 

for a period of 3 days beginning:

Time__________ Date_______ 20___.”

The signature, title, and station location of the person(s) authorized by 

paragraph b shall be affixed to this statement.

b. An identification of the designated person or persons within the air carrier’s 

maintenance organization authorized to enter the statement outlined in 

Condition and limitation # 3a and the method or methods wherein the 

documents required under Condition and limitation # 5 will be transmitted 

to the affected aircraft.
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c. An arrangement whereby those persons within the Air Methods organization 

responsible for certificates of registration and airworthiness will maintain a 

current record of the data from the certificates of each aircraft within its 

fleet which may be effected by the exemption. The data must be made 

readily available to the elements within Air Methods’s maintenance 

organization identified in Condition and limitation # 3b and must be kept 

current at all times.

d. Procedures to ensure that the FAA principal maintenance inspector with 

responsibility for Air Methods is immediately notified of a missing or 

mutilated certificate and that timely application is made to the FAA for a 

replacement certificate (in the case of an airworthiness certificate) or a 

duplicate certificate (in the case of registration certificate).

e. Procedures which will describe specific duties and responsibilities by job 

title.

4. The privileges of this exemption may only be exercised by Air Methods for 

temporary replacement of a missing and mutilated certificate which is current and 

in effect and only applies to U.S.-registered aircraft listed in Air Methods’s FAAapproved operations specifications. Where Air Methods is not the registered 

owner of the aircraft, it must have prior written consent of the registered owner 

authorizing the use of the program allowed by this exemption. Air Methods must 

file a copy of the written consent document with the FAA certificate-holding 

district office and must maintain a copy of the consent document in its own files.

5. A copy of this exemption and a copy of the operations specifications authorizing 

its use must be carried on board the aircraft when exercising the privileges of this 

exemption.

6. This exemption is not valid for operations outside of the United States.

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 10741 to April 30, 2017, unless 

sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

John Barbagallo

Acting Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service