''"'- ' Exemptio n No . 1007 1 UNITE D STATE S O FAMERIC A DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N FEDERAL AVIATIO N ADMINISTRATIO N WASHINGTON , D C 2059 1

I n th e matte r

o f th e petitio n o f AER O SPORT S CONNECTION , INC . for a n exemptio n from § 21.l91(i)(l ) ofTitleM , Codeo f Federa l Regulation s Regulator y Docke t No . FAA-2009-034 4

CORRECTE D COP Y Th e FA A i s reissuin g Denia l o f Exemptio n No . 1007 1 t o correc t an erro r foun do n pag e 4 , lin e 1 . Th e phras e "no t

void " ha s bee n collecte dt o rea d"no w void . DENIA L O FEXEMPTIO N B y lette r date dMarc h 27,2009 , Mr . Jame s G . Stephenson , Aer o Sport s Connection , Inc . (ASC) , P.O . Bo x 589 , Marshall , M I 49068 , petitione dth e Federal Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA ) o n behal f

o f AS C for a n exemptio n from § 21.191(iXl ) o f Titl e 14 , Cod e o f

Federa l Regulation s (1 4 CFR) . Th e propose dexemption , i f granted , woul denabl e AS C member s wh o hol dexperimenta l ligh t

sport aircraf t (ELSA ) airworthines s certificate s o f limite dexpiry t o b e issue damende dcertificate s with unlimite dexpiry . Th e petitione r i s requestin g thes e conversion s b e allowe dunti l Januar y 31 , 2012 . Th e petitione r

request s relie f

fro mth e followin g regulation : Sectio n 21.19 1 Experimenta l certificates . Experimenta l certificate s ar e issue dfor th e followin g purposes :

> x* * * * (i ) Operatin g light-spor t

aircraft . Operatin g alight-sport aircraf t tha t -

AFS-09-205- E

6 0 39y dBNIMtfWBnn aJ O 30IJd O SZ.0SZ.92S0 S i0:S T 0T02:/SJ;/Z. 0(I ) Has no t bee n issue daU.S . or

foreig n airworthines s certificate an ddoe s not mee t th e provision s o f

§ 103. 1 o f

thi s chapter . An experimenta l certificate wil l not b e issue dunde r

thi s paragrap h for

thes e aircraf

t afte r January 31 , 2008 ; Th e Januar y 31 , 2008 , dat e i n paragrap h (i)(l ) wa s extende dt o January 31 , 2010 , for AS C member s b y Exemptio n No . 6080 H issu e b y th e FAA o n January 18 , 200 8 (Regulatory Docke t No , FAA-2000-8425) . Furthe r extensio n o f

Exemptio n No . 608Q

H beyon d January 31 , 2010 , wa s denie db y th e FAA i n Exemptio n No . 1002 6 o n Marc h 23 , 201 0 (Regulatory Docke t

No , FAA.2000-8425) . Th e petitione r

support s it

& reques t

wit h th e followin g information : AS C propose s "t o operat e a n exemptio n proces s simila r t o that establishe dunde r

exemptio n 6080(H), " t o permi t

airworthines s certificate amendmen t o r re-inspectio n t o unlimite dexpiry unti l Januar y 31 , 2012 . AS C request s atw o yea r extensio n o f

conversio n privileges . AS C state s it s reques t

woul d"allo w amendmen t o r re-inspectio n suc h th e Airworthines s Certificat e an dOperatin g Limitation s ma y b e corrected. " AS C note s tha t

" § 21.191(i)(l ) ma

y not b e use dafte

r Januar y 31,2008, " (January 31 , 2010 , wit h Exemptio n No . 6080 H ) t o certificate aircraf t i n th e experimenta l aircraf t light-sport category . AS C ftuther

state s that

i f thes e aircraf

t fai l t o convert

t o th e unlimite dexpiry b y th e deadline , "die y wil l no t

b e abl e t o ente r

th e syste man dthu s creatin g amajo r expens e t o th e owners. " AS C reference s condition s specifie di n FAA Orde r 8130.2 , Airworthines s Certificatio n o f Aircraf t an dRelate dProducts , Chang e 3 (Apri l 18 , 2007) , whic h specifie s th e Airworthines s Certificate s o f

thes e aircraf

t wil l expir e o n January 31,2010 . AS C als o claim s th e Operatin g Limitation s for

thes e aircraf

t hav e an expiratio n date o f Januar y 31 , 2010 . AS C state s tha t "Thi s dual impositio n make s fo r asignificant

los s o f potential. " AS C assert s ther e woul db e n o advers e effec t

o n safet y b y issuin g airworthines s certificate s afte r January 31 , 2010 . ASC' S publi c interes t

statemen t

note s that

"i f thes e aircraf

t becom e unusabl e the y wil l cos t owner s value. " I t

als o claim s "The y wil l als o becom e attractiv e hazards , promotin g illegal operation. " In additio n AS C state s "Thi s deadlin e extensio n i s th e las t hop e for mos t o f thes e aircraft. " "The y wil l no t

mee t th e amateur

buil t rules. " AS C assert s that

i t i s i n th e publi c interes t t o obtai n th e safet

y benefit s resultin g fromcompletin g th e conversio n for thos e aircraf t needin g conversio n t o imlimite dairworthines s certificate duration . ASC' s equivalen t

safet y argument

i s that ther e i s n o advers e effect

o n safet y b y permittin g thos e aircraf

t t o b e issue dan unlimite dairworthines s certificate afte r th e Januar

y 31,201 0 deadline . Thi s argumen t

i s base do n th e clai mthat ultralight-lik e aircraf

t tha t mee t th e definitio n o f

light-sport

aircraf t ar e n o longe r

permitte dt o conduc t

operation s withou t airworthines s certificate s unde r exemption s t o 1 4 CF R§ 103. 1 afte r Januar y 31 , 2008 , an d

B 0 39Vcl 9NI>1W3nn y J O 3DIJJ 0 Si0Si922;0 S i0:S T SWZ/ZZ/1 2ultralight-lik e aircraf t that hav e bee n registere dar

e no t permitte dt o b e operate dunles s avali d airworthines s certificat e ha s bee n issue dfor thos e aircraft . Th e FAA' S analysi s i s a s follows : A summary o f

th e petitio n wa s publishe di n th e Federal Registe r o n Jul y 30 , 200 9 (7 4 F R38082) . We receive don e negativ e comment . ASC' s assert s thi s ne w reques t for exemptio n woul dno t

se t preceden t

an ddoe s not

diffe r fromth e origina l gran t

o f Exemptio n No . 6080 H t o th e ELS A operatin g fleet. Th e FAA disagrees . Exemptio n No . 6080 H wa s issue dt o permi t

a n additiona l tw o year s t o obtai n a n initial airworthines s certificate . Thi s petitio n i s to gran t

an additional tw o year s t o chang e an existin g airworthines s certificat e with limite dduratio n t o on e o f unlimite dduration . Th e FA A ha s considere dfull y th e petitioner' s reques t

an dfinds that

agran t o f exemptio n woul dnot

b e i n th e publi c interest , an dth e petitione r ha s no t show n ho w a n exemptio n woul d no t adversel y affect

safety . Th e final rule . Certificatio n o f Aircraf t an dAirme n fo r

th e Operatio n o f

Light-Sport

Aircraft , whic h adde d§ 21.191(i)(l) , establishe dadeadlin e fo r th e issuanc e o f

experimenta l certificate s t o operat e alight-sport aircraf t (Docke t No . FAA-2001-11133 , 6 9 FR44772 , Jul y 27 , 2004) . Th e rul e state s that th e FA A wil l no t

issu e a n experimenta l certificat e unde r § 21.191(i)(l ) afte

r Januar y 31,2008 . Th e FAA subsequentl y issue dExemptio n No . 6080 H t o AS C extendin g th e deadlin e fo r issuanc e o f

thes e experimental certificate s unti l January 31 , 2010 . Th e exemptio n allowe dapplicant s t o complet e certai n action s necessary for th e issuanc e o f

experimenta l certificate s fo r aircraf t tha t ha dalready bee n registere db y January 31 , 2008 . Thi s petitio n woul dpermi t thos e AS C member

aircraf t that me t eithe r th e January 31 , 2008 , rul e deadlin e o r January 31,2010 , exemptio n deadline , an dtha t receive da

n experimenta l airworthines s certificat e with an expiratio n date , t o b e covere db y afurther extensio n o f

Exemptio n No . 6080 H unti l Januar y 31,2012 . AS C want s thes e aircraf t t o b e allowe dt o obtai n a

n experimenta l airworthines s certificate unde r th e authority o f

th e now expire d§ 21.19 1 (i) ( 1 ) privilege . I n it s petition , AS C correctl y note s th e 200 4 rul e establishe daperio do f mor e tha n 5 year s for applicant s t o obtai n airworthines s certificate s t o operate alight-sport aircraf t unde r § 21.191(i)(l) . Exemptio n No . 6080 H alread y extende dthos e 5 year s t o 7 years . ASC' s explanatio n fo

r extensio n to 9 year s i s no t deeme dsufficien

t for agenera l gran t

o f exemptio n t o an organization . Withou t knowin g th e specific s o f

eac h application , w e canno t presum e tha t al l applicant s ar e equall y situatio n an dtha t relie f i s appropriate . Sectio n 21-191(i)(l ) applie s onl y t o thos e aircraf t tha t hav e neve r

bee n issue daU.S . or foreig n airworthines s cenificate . I n thi s petitio n thes e aircraf t hav e already receive dan airworthines s certificate . Unti l th e expiratio n o f that airworthines s certificate , th e applican t coul dhav e applie dt o chang e th e expiratio n dat e a t an y tim e unde r

th e provision s o f

§ 21.177 . I f lii e applican t

allowe dthei r

airworthines s certificate t o expir e withou t takin g actio n t o

f 0 39W d BNI>1W3nn a JO 30IJJ 0 910913ZZQ Z ^0:9 1 0T0S/SZ;/i 0exten dit s life , that airworthines s certificat e i s no w void . Th e FA A doe s no t pla n t o exten dth e expiratio n dat e o f

§ 21,191(i)(l ) an dha s denie dth e AS C requeste dextensio n o f Exemptio n No . 6080 H . Th e FA A n o longe r grant s experimenta l certificate s for light-sport

aircraf t unde r § 2Ll91(i)(l) . Th e inten t

o f § 21.191(i)(l ) wa s t o allo w a n adequat e numbe r

o f aircraf t an dinstructor s t o conduc t light-spor t

pilo t trainin g fo r

th e "transitioning " community . I n thi s petitio n for exemption , AS C state s i t

i s not requestin g th e authorizatio n t o us e thes e aircraf t t o trai n "transitioning " community . I n thi s petitio n fo r exemption , AS C state s i t i s no t requestin g th e authorizatio n t o us e thes e aircraf t t o trai n transitionin g pilots . Therefore , th e FA A ha d determine dth e condition s necessitatin g th e gran t o f Exemptio n No . 6080 H n o longe r exists . Th e FA A determine dtha t adequat e resource s wer e availabl e t o complet e th e re-issuanc e o f certificate s o f

airworthines s wit h unlimite dduratio n prio r t o January 31 , 2010 , Th e AS C ha s not substantiate dthat

a n extensio n o f

§ 21.19 1 (i) ( 1 ) t o January 31,2012 , woul db e i n th e interes t o f th e public . Th e FAA' s Decision : I n consideratio n o f

th e foregoing , I findthat

agran t o f exemptio n woul dnot

b e i n th e publi c interest . Therefore , pursuan t t o th e authority containe di n 4 9 U.S.C . § § 4011 3 an d44701 , delegate dt o m e b y th e Administrator , th e petitio n o f Aer o Sport s Connection , Inc . for a n exemptio n from1 4 CF R§ 21.191(i)(l ) i s hereb y denied . Issue di n Washington , DC , o n Ma y 26,2010 . Sincerely , 

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