AFS-16-13779-E

September 20, 2016

 Exemption No. 16646A

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2016-4301

Mr. Brian H. Beattie

Croman Corporation

801 Avenue C

White City, OR 97503

Dear Mr. Beattie:

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your request to amend Exemption No.16646. 

It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists the revised conditions and 

limitations.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated July 14, 2016, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 

behalf of Croman Corporation (Croman) for an amendment to Exemption No. 16646. That

exemption from § 91.313(a) and (c) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows

Croman to conduct operations needed to satisfy training, type rating requirements, and 

proficiency requirements as required by §§ 61.31 and 61.58 in a restricted category aircraft.

The petitioner states that Croman is supporting the United States government in fire 

suppression operations and emergency services responses which require training and check 

flights for its pilots. The amendment you request would include adding a Sikorsky S-61A, 

registration number N624CK.

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 exemption would not set a precedent, and any 

delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Croman.
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Our Decision

The FAA has made amendments to the conditions and limitation of Exemption No. 16646 to 

amend the list of aircraft granted relief under this exemption. Specifically;

Condition/Limitation No. 1 was amended to include Sikorsky S-61A helicopter, 

registration number N624CK. 

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 16646 

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 the Croman Corporation (Croman) an exemption to conduct 

operations needed to satisfy training, type rating requirements, and proficiency requirements 

as required by §§ 61.31 and 61.58 in a restricted category aircraft, subject to the following 

amended conditions and limitations.

Conditions and Limitations

1. The privileges of this exemption are limited to the following aircraft:

a. Sikorsky S-61A: N1048Y, N1043T, N624CK, and;

b. Croman SH-3H: N611CK, N612CK and N613CK.

2. Croman must be in full operational control of any aircraft operated using the privileges 

of this exemption.

3. The relief from § 91.313(c) is only granted to the extent necessary to allow for the 

operations described in Condition/Limitation No. 5.

4. All routes and locations used during any operation conducted under this exemption 

must be accepted by the Certificate-Holding District Office (CHDO) in the geographic 

region where the aircraft is to be operated. 

5. Croman may only use the aircraft for the special purposes identified on the restricted 

category airworthiness certificate for the aircraft listed in Condition/Limitation No. 1 

and the following operations:

a. Practical tests necessary to issue type ratings required by § 61.31(a) to pilots 

employed by Croman;

b. Proficiency training for pilot employed by Croman seeking to take a practical 

test for a type rating designation necessary to operate an aircraft covered under 

this exemption; and,
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c. Observation flights performed with an Aviation Safety Inspector onboard for 

the purpose of designating or observing a Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE). 

6. An aircraft configuration analysis, including but not limited to flight deck, flight 

manual, operating limitations, and procedures, must be completed and provided to the 

CHDO in the geographic region where the aircraft is based reflecting the capability of 

the aircraft to perform all required procedures and maneuvers necessary to meet the 

training, practical tests, and proficiency check requirements in part 61.

7. No person may operate an aircraft under the relief of this exemption at a weight 

greater than the weight that, with the critical engine inoperative, would permit a rate of 

climb of at least 50 feet per minute at an altitude of at least 1,000 feet above the 

elevation of the highest ground or obstruction within the area to be operated or at an 

altitude of 5,000 feet, whichever is higher.

8. The S-61A aircraft listed in Condition/Limitation No. 1(a) must be serviced and 

maintained in accordance with Type Certificate Data Sheet H2EA.

9. The SH-3H aircraft listed in Condition/Limitation No. 1(b) must be serviced and 

maintained in accordance with Type Certificate Data Sheet R00004SE (Revision 2).

10. A copy of this exemption must be provided to the CHDO in the geographic region 

where the aircraft is based and must be carried aboard the aircraft at all times. 

11. Failure to meet any of the conditions or limitations of this exemption immediately 

cancels the authority authorized by this exemption.

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 16646 to May 31, 2018, unless 

sooner superseded or rescinded, and adds Sikorsky S-61A, registration number N624CK to 

this exemption.

Sincerely,

/s/

John S. Duncan

Director, Flight Standards Service