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January 16, 2015

 Exemption No. 11319

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2014-1009

Mr. Tommy Branon

Program Chair

Midland College AMTS

2405 Windecker, Hanger E

Midland, TX 79711

Dear Mr. Branon:

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 November 25, 2014, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration 

(FAA) on behalf of Midland College for an exemption from § 65.75(a) of Title 14 Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR). That exemption would allow students enrolled in Midland 

College’s Aviation Maintenance Technical School (AMTS) in Midland, Texas, under Air 

Agency Certificate VMCT038K, to take the Aviation Mechanic General (AMG) written test

after completing the corresponding portion of the curriculum, prior to meeting the experience 

requirements of 14 CFR § 65.77.

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 Midland College.

The FAA has issued a grant of exemption in circumstances similar in all material respects to 

those presented in your petition. In Grant of Exemption No. 10945 (copy enclosed), the FAA 

found that—

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

of Exemption No. 10945;
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• the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption No.10945

also apply to the situation you present; and 

• for the reasons stated in Grant of Exemption No. 10945, 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 Midland College an exemption from 14 

CFR § 65.75(a), to the extent necessary to allow students enrolled in Midland College’s

AMTS in Midland, TX, under Air Agency Certificate VMCT038K, to take the AMG written 

test, after completing the corresponding portion of the curriculum, prior to meeting the 

experience requirements of 14 CFR § 65.77, subject to the conditions and limitations

described below.

Conditions and Limitations 

1. Midland College must develop written procedures for administering the AMG written 

test to Midland College aviation students immediately following successful 

completion of the general curriculum. 

2. Midland College must ensure these procedures are available for use in Midland 

College’s approved operating or curriculum procedures document/manual, as 

applicable.

3. Before retesting after failure, Midland College must require a student to repeat the 

entire instructional unit associated with the failed test and receive authorization from 

Midland College to retake the test. Midland College must have procedures for 

documenting and tracking compliance with all retesting procedures.

4. Before exercising the privileges of this exemption, Midland College must provide the 

written procedures for administering the AMG written test to its Certificate Holding 

District Office (CHDO) for review and approval.

This exemption terminates on January 31, 2017 unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

John Barbagallo

Acting Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service
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Enclosure

Exemption 10945