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### 770-486-556 1 Sectio n o fRelief : Falco n Aviatior ) Academ yi s seekin g relie ffro m th e requirement s o fFA R Part61 , subpartG a s a basi s fo r enrollmen t an d graduatio n fro m th e Airlin e Transpor tPilo tCertificatio n Cours e conducte d unde rit s FA R 14 1 TCO . BgcKflTQurKl : Falco n Aviatio n Academ y(PF C Aviation . Inc ) I s th e holde ro fpBo tschoo l certificat e U4P S fo rth e followin g courses : Privat e Pilot . Comrnerda l POot . Instrumen tRating , Additiona l Categor yan d Clas s Ratings , Airlin e Transpor t Pilot , Certifie d FHgh t Instructor , an d Specia l Courses . Th e schoo l receive d it s initKr i Agenc yCertific^ e approva l i n 2003 . Th e schoo l wa s develope d b yDanie l Waters , a s a pnsfessiona i fligh t schoo l fo rairma n fo rloca l regiona l airline s a s we H a s internationa l airlines . Mr . Water s i s a n experience d airUn e manage rspaciaiizin g i n airlin e trainin g standard s o n regiona l aircraf t fo rove r2 5 years . Mr . Water s ha s develope d aB course s an d curriculu m a s serve s a s th e Chie f instructo rfo rth e sc^iool .Th e Falco n Aviatio n Academ yTC O fo rAT P require s a n enrollmen tan d graduatio n prerequisit e fo rth e

applican t t o mee t th e aeronautica l experienc e o fFA R Part61.159 . 61.15 9 Aeronautica l experience : Airplan e categor yrating . FA R Par t 61.15 9 state s i n part : (a ) Excep t a s provide d i n paragraph s (b) , (c) , an d (d ) o fthi s section , a perso n wh o i s applyin g fo ra n airlin e transport pilo t certificat e wit h a n airplan e categoryan d clas s ratin g mus thav e a tleas t1,50 0 hour s o ftota l tim e a s a pilo t tha t include s a t least : FA R 14 1 Appendi xE state s i n part : Appendi xE t o Par t 141—^Airlin e Transpor tPilo tCertificatio n Cours e Eligibilit yfo renrollment . Befor e completin g th e fligh tportio n o fth e airlin e transpor tpilo tcertificatio n course , a perso n mus t mee t th e aeronautica l experienc e requirement s fo ra n airlin e transpor tpilo t certificat e unde rpart 61 , subpart G o fthi s chapte rtha ti s appropriat e t o th e aircraf tcategoryan d clas s ratin g fo rwhic h th e cours e applies , and : Specifi cRelie fcomments : Th e requiremen t fo rth e applican t t o mee t th e requirement s fo rFA R 6 1 aeronautica l experienc e negate s an ynee d fo ra n applican t t o atten d a FA R 14 1 AT P cours e o ftraining . Falco n Aviatio n believe s tha ti fi t coul d offerpilot s withou t th e aeronautica l experienc e o fPart6 1 tha ti tcoul d provid e a highe rleve l o fAT P trainin g tha n i s normall ygive n t o genera l aviatio n pilots . Th e AT P 14 1 cours e offer s knowledg e an d skil l trainin g element s tha t ar e typicall ymissin g i n genera l aviatio n training . Pilot s d o no treceiv e thi s kin d o f trainin g i n genera l aviatio n unti l the yar e eithe remploye d a s a Part13 5 pilot , a Part12 1 ne whir e o ri n som e case s a n FA R part 9 1 subpart Kpilot . Falco n ha s lon g believe d tha ti fi tcoul d enrol l pilot s wit h les s aeronautica l tota l hour s i n it s AT P cours e tha ti tcoul d hav e a benefi to n th e overal l qualit yo fpilot s wh o wil l eventuall yattai n employmen t a s a regiona l airlin e FA R 12 1 initial ne whire . Wit h th e cun-en t requirement s fo ra pilo t t o alread ymee t FA R 6 1 aeronautica l experienc e requirements , ther e i s n o incentive , eithe rfo rcaree radvancement s o reconomicall yt o atten d a n FA R 14 1 AT P course . Therefore . Falco n Aviatio n i s requestin g relie ffro m FA R 14 1 appendi xE enrollmen trequirement s fo rth e AT P cours e a s follows ; Enrollmen t requirements : a pilo t ma yb e enrolle d i n th e Falco n Aviatio n Academ yFA R Part14 1 AT P cours e unde rFA R 14 1 Appendi xE i ftha t perso n i s th e holde ro fa Commercia l Pilo tCertificat e wit h a n Instalmen t Ratin g an d th e appropriat e categor yan d clas s rating . Afte rsuccessfu l completio n o fth e course , th e perso n wil l receiv e a graduatio n certificat e statin g successfu l completio n o fth e AT P Course . Aperso n wil l no t b e eligibl e fo rth e AT P Certificat e unti l tha tperso n meet s th e requirement s o fFA R Part 6 1 subpart G . IndustryBenefit : Th e reques t woul d benefi t th e publi cb yflAowing advance d trair ^ t o airma n a ta n earlie rstag e o fthei r development . Thi s i s a missin g componen ti n aviatio n toda ya s ha s bee n note d b yth e NTS B i n recen t acciden t investigations . B yallowin g a perso n t o enrol l an d complet e a n AT P cours e wit h certificat e o fcompletion , wil l demonstrat e tha t th e applican tha s receive d mor e trainin g tha n i s normall yrequired . I t

wil l additionall yprovid e rea l trainin g fo rth e applican tt o eventuall yobtai n th e AT P afte rmeetin g th e fligh t hour' s experience . Th e trainin g require d b yFA R 14 1 i s missin g i n an yPart6 1 trainin g fo ra smal l aircraf t no t requirin g a typ e rating . Unde rPart 61 , n o fligh ttrainin g o rendorsemen to fsuc h trainin g i s required . FA R Part 14 1 offer s th e publi cth e benefi t o fprovidin g a mor e highl ytraine d pilot . B yreceivin g th e trainin g unde rFA R Part 14 1 appendi xE a t a n earl ydevelopmen tstage , th e pilo twil l b e bette rprepare d wit h th e prope rhabits , skill s an d knowledg e fo rsafel ygainin g aeronautica l experience . Th e perso n wil l b e bette rprepare d fo radvancemen t int o ai rcarrie roperations . Therefore , i ti s i n th e publi cinteres tt o allo wa bette rtrainin g progra m t o a perso n a ta n earlie rstag e i n thei rdevelopment . Summary : Falco n Aviatio n Academ yi s requestin g relie ffro m FA R 14 1 appendi xE b yallowin g a perso n t o complet e th e FA R 14 1 AT P cours e withou t firs t meetin g th e aeronautica l experienc e o fFA R Part61.159 . Th e requeste d exemptio n woul d no t allo wth e perso n t o appl yfo rth e AT P Practica l Tes tunti l meetin g th e requirement s o fFA R Part 61.159 . A n equivalen tleve l o fsafet yi s established , an d i n thi s cas e a n improve d leve l o fsafet yi s establishe d fo rth e followin g reasons : 1 . Th e structure d an d discipline d manne ro fth e Falco n Aviatio n Academ yAT P TC O offer s th e perso n a n advance d leve l o ftraining . 2 . Th e TC O require s 4 0 hour s o fclas s roo m academi cinstruction o n ai rcarrie ran d advance d knowledg e topics . 3.Th e fligh t curriculu m require s 2 5 hour s o fadvanc e instructio n i n instrumen tan d commercia l operations . 4 . Th e graduat e i s allowe d t o hol d th e FA R 14 1 Graduatio n Certificat e displayin g a n advance d leve l o f training . Finally , th e FAR14 1 AT P cours e i s seldo m use d i n industrysinc e pilot s alread ymeetin g th e Part6 1 AT P experienc e require s hav e n o reaso n fo rspendin g th e tim e o rmone yo n a n advance d course . Thi s exemptio n woul d offe rth e cours e a s a n enhancemen to fsafet yan d hav e onl ypositiv e applicatio n t o safet ythroughou t th e aviatio n community . Sincerely , Danie l Water s Chie fInstructo r Falco n Aviatio n Academy , LL C PF C Aviation , Inc )