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- E October 23, 2012

Exemption No. 9758B Regulatory Docket No. FAA

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Mr. David C. Hoffmeister Director of Training

Great Lakes Aviation 1022 Airport Parkway Cheyenne, WY 8 2001

Dear Mr. Hoffmeister :

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

No. 9758, 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 September 28, 2012 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Adm inistration (FAA) on behalf of Great Lakes Aviation ( Great Lakes) for an extension of Exemption

No. 9758, as amended . That exemption from § 121.434(c)(1)(ii) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows Great Lakes to substitute a qualified and authorized check airman or aircrew program designee for an FAA inspector to observe a qualifying pilot in command (PIC) who is completing initial or upgrade training specified in § 121.424 during at least one flight leg that includes a takeoff and a landing.

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 grant ing the original exemption.2

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition

in the Federal Register beca use the requested extension of the exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this pet ition would be detrimental to Great Lakes.

Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 9758 , as amended, remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. Therefore,

under the aut hority provided by 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegat ed to me, I grant your petition, subject to the following conditions and limitations.

Conditions and Limitations

1. A Great Lakes check airman or aircrew program designee m ay conduct a

PIC observation in place of an FAA inspector when

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a. The Administrator preapproves that substitution for each observation of a qualifying PIC candidate, thus reserving first right of refusal to the FAA in each case. Great Lakes, therefore, mu st contact an appropriate FAA office, in each instance, before substituting that check airman or aircrew program designee;

b. The qualifying PIC candidate has completed no less than 10 hours of supervised operating experience (OE) and accomplished no fewer th an two takeoffs and landings; and

c. The qualifying PIC candidate is performing PIC duties during a complete flight leg, including flightdeck preparation, before starting engines checklist, taxi, takeoff, all other flight phases, landing, taxi, and securing c hecklist.

2. Each Great Lakes check airman or aircrew program designee conducting a PIC observation in place of an FAA inspector must

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a. Be approved by the Administrator to conduct the observation;

b. Have served as a check airman or aircrew program designee f or Great Lakes for no less than 6 months; and

c. Not supervise the OE or conduct the initial line check for the qualifying

PIC candidate being observed.

3. Great Lakes must maintain student, check airman, and aircrew program designee

records that demonstrate co mpliance with the conditions and limitations of this exemption.3

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 9758 , as amended, to October 31, 2014, unless sooner superseded or rescinded

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Sincerely,

/s/

John M. Allen Director, Flight Standards Service