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 18 th 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 Adm inistration (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.2

Our Decision

The FAA has determ ined 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.3

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 term ination 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