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April 20, 2015

Exemption No. 10741 A Regulatory Docket No. FAA

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Ms. Kerensa Moore

13 5 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 , desc ribes its effect, and lists the

conditions and limi tations.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated January 14 , 201 5 , 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 temporari ly operate its U.S.

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

In your petition, you ind icate 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 th e 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 delegat ed to me, I grant Air Methods Corporat ion 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.

C onditions 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 o f 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 o f 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 comprehensiv e 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

docume nts required under Condition and limitation # 5 will be transmitted

to the affected aircraft.3

c. An arrangement whereby those persons within the Air Methods organization responsible for certificates of registration and airworthiness will maintain a

current r ecord 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 exe mption 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 FAA

approved operations specifications. Where Air Methods is not the regist ered 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 cer tificate

- 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 privileg es 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 termin at ion date of Exemption No. 10741 to April 30, 2017, unless

sooner su perseded or rescinded.

Sincerel y,

/s/ John Barbagallo Acting Dep uty Director, Flight Standards S ervice