AFS-12-525-E 

September 27, 2012 

 Exemption No. 7897E 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2002-12728 

Mr. Douglas Carr 

Vice President 

National Business Aviation Association, Inc. 

1200 18th Street, NW, Suite 400 

Washington, DC 20036 

Dear Mr. Carr: 

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption 

No. 7897, 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 August 29, 2012, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

on behalf of National Business Aviation Association, Inc. (NBAA) for an extension of 

Exemption No. 7897, as amended. That exemption from §§ 91.409(e) and 91.501(a) of 

Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows NBAA to operate small civil airplanes 

and helicopters of United States registry under the operation rules of §§ 91.503 through 

91.535 and to select an inspection program as described in § 91.409(f). 

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 NBAA. 
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Our Decision 

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 7897, as 

amended, remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. 

Therefore, under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA 

Administrator has delegated to me, I grant your petition, subject to the following conditions 

and limitations. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. Only those operations that are listed in § 91.501(b)(1) through (7) and (9) may be 

conducted under the authority of this exemption. Those operations must be 

conducted in compliance with the operating rules in §§ 91.503 through 91.535. 

However, helicopter operations are not required to comply with the flight altitude 

rules of § 91.515(a), provided the operations comply with the minimum safe 

altitude requirements in § 91.119. Aircraft operated under the authority of this 

exemption must use an inspection program listed in § 91.409(f). 

2. No person may operate an aircraft under this exemption unless the appropriate 

Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) has been - 

a. Notified that the operation will be conducted under the terms of this 

exemption; and 

b. Provided with a copy of the time-sharing, interchange, or joint ownership 

agreement under which each aircraft is being operated, if appropriate. Each 

agreement must include the aircraft registration number of each aircraft 

involved. 

3. No person may operate an aircraft under this exemption unless an entry is made in 

the aircraft logbook showing the provisions of part 91, subpart F, under which it is 

being operated. 

4. No person may operate an aircraft under the authority of this exemption unless an 

inspection program has been submitted to and approved by the appropriate FSDO. 
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5. This exemption does not authorize the conduct of any operation required to be 

conducted under the rules of part 135. 

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. 7897, as amended, to 

March 31, 2013, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

John S. Duncan 

Deputy Director, Flight Standards 

 Service