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AMERIFLIGHT, LLC 

4700 EMPIRE AVENUE 

HANGAR #1 

BURBANK, CA 91505 

(818) 847-0000

PETITION FOR RENEWAL OF AMERIFLIGHT, LLC EXEMPTION 7143 

This petition follows the requirements for inclusion in such documents set forth in the 

order presented in 14 CFR Part 11.81 

(a) Your name and mailing address and, if you wish, other contact information such as a 

fax number, telephone number, or e-mail address; 

Mr. Jeffrey A. Miller 

Vice President, Operations 

Ameriflight, LLC 

1515 W 20th Street 

DFW Airport, TX 

75261 

972-456-3127 

Jmiller@ameriflight.com

(b) The specific section or sections of 14 CFR from which you seek an exemption; 

14 CFR Parts 61.3(a) and (c), 91.203(a) and (b). 

(c) The extent of relief you seek, and the reason you seek the relief; 

To extend the exemption allowing Ameriflight and its pilots to temporarily operate it’s 

aircraft in accordance with 14 CFR part 135 without airworthiness and registration 

certificates onboard (and properly displayed) while obtaining replacements, subject to 

certain conditions and limitations. This exemption also permits Ameriflight pilots to 

temporarily operate Ameriflight aircraft in accordance with part 135 without those pilots 

having their pilot and medical certificates in their personal possession, subject to certain 

conditions and limitations. 

(d) The reasons why granting your request would be in the public interest; that is, how it 

would benefit the public as a whole; 

There is no change to public interest since last renewal. As a recap: 

1. This would prevent cancellation of an Ameriflight flight in a situation where: 

a. A pilot flight crewmember’s FAA pilot certificate and/or FAA medical certificate 

are valid but physically unavailable, or, 

b. An Ameriflight aircraft’s airworthiness certificate and/or aircraft’s registration 

certificate are valid but physically unavailable. 
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AMERIFLIGHT, LLC 

4700 EMPIRE AVENUE 

HANGAR #1 

BURBANK, CA 91505 

(818) 847-0000

2. The requirements annotated in the FAA granting letter would ensure that the pilot has 

been granted the appropriate medical and pilot certificates required to perform the flight, 

and that the appropriate certificates have been lost or stolen. 

3. The same applies for the aircraft’s airworthiness certificate and/or registration 

certificate. In that the aircraft has the appropriate airworthiness certificate and 

registration, but that they are physically unavailable. 

4. Allowing the flights to continue would aid in inter- or intra-state commerce because 

the hundreds of packages that Ameriflight moves will continue to their destinations in a 

timely manner. 

(e) The reasons why granting the exemption would not adversely affect safety, or how 

the exemption would provide a level of safety at least equal to that provided by the rule 

from which you seek the exemption; 

There is no change to the safety aspects since last renewal. As a recap: 

The safeguards incorporated by Ameriflight as procedures and highlighted in past FAA 

granting letters for this exemption ensure that the level of safety is at least equal to that 

provided by the rule. These include: 

Relief from 61.3(a) and (c) 

1. The airman first uses the faa.gov website for receiving via fax or internet 

download FAA-issued documents containing temporary authority to exercise 

certificate privileges. 

2. If faa.gov website is not available, Ameriflight issues a pilot flight crewmember a 

document confirming his/her FAA issued pilot and medical certification. The 

document issued by Ameriflight will remain in the pilot flight crewmember’s 

physical possession when exercising the privileges of the exemption and 

contains the following information: 

a. The pilot flight crewmember’s certification information from his/her pilot 

and medical certificates; 

b. A photocopy of this exemption; and 

c. The following statements: 

i. “Issued under the authority of exemption No. 7143;” 

ii. “Expires (insert date/time 72 hours after issuance);” 

iii. “The privileges of this exemption may be exercised only for flights 

within the District of Columbia and the 48 contiguous United States, 

or is an intrastate operation that does not involve flight through 

international airspace;” and 
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AMERIFLIGHT, LLC 

4700 EMPIRE AVENUE 

HANGAR #1 

BURBANK, CA 91505 

(818) 847-0000

iv. “The privileges of this exemption may only be exercised for 

scheduled or unscheduled air carried flights. The privileges of this 

exemption may not be exercised for operations under Part 91 or 

Part 91, Subpart K.” 

3. Ameriflight has received approval in the past from its FAA principal operations 

inspector (POI) for the procedures Ameriflight employed in issuing a confirmation 

document to pilot flight crewmembers that do not have in their personal 

possession the required pilot and/or medical certificate or photo identification. 

These procedures are listed in the Ameriflight General Operations Manual, and 

include a method that ensures positive identification of the pilot flight 

crewmember when the pilot no longer has photo identification. 

4. Each pilot flight crewmember who operates a flight under this exemption also will: 

a. Obtain from airman services at the faa.gov website a document containing 

temporary authority to exercise certificate privileges as soon as possible; 

b. If the pilot flight crewmember’s FAA pilot and medical certificate are 

permanently lost or destroyed, the pilot flight crewmember will comply with 

the requirements of 61.29 and ensure that a request for a replacement 

certificate from the FAA is made within 72 hours of the initiation of any 

flight conducted under this exemption. Ameriflight is authorized to make 

this application to the FAA on behalf of the pilot flight crewmember; and 

c. The pilot flight crewmember must provide a copy of FAA-issued 

documents containing temporary authority to exercise certificate privileges 

to Ameriflight within 24 hours of the receipt of that document. 

Relief from 91.203(a) and (b), 

5. The privileges of this exemption may be exercised by Ameriflight only for 

temporary replacement of a missing or mutilated airworthiness of registration 

certificate that is current and in effect and applies only to US-registered aircraft 

listed in Ameriflight operations specifications. 

6. For replacement of an aircraft’s airworthiness certificate and registration 

certificate, Ameriflight has a comprehensive program that provides for the 

continued operation of the aircraft by: (1) making appropriate entry in the aircraft 

logbook when the airworthiness or registration certificate for the aircraft is lost, 

stolen, or mutilated; (2) immediately applying to the FAA for a replacement 

certificate; and (3) providing for the operation of the aircraft during the interim 

period required to receive a replacement certificate from the FAA and install it on 

the aircraft. This program has been approved by the FAA certificate holding 

district office and instructions for its use are included in the air carriers’ manuals. 

The comprehensive program contains: 

a. A requirement that the following statement be entered in the appropriate 

section of the aircraft logbook before the provision of this exemption are 

exercised: 
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AMERIFLIGHT, LLC 

4700 EMPIRE AVENUE 

HANGAR #1 

BURBANK, CA 91505 

(818) 847-0000

“This aircraft is being operated without an airworthiness or 

registration certificate, as applicable, under the provision of 

Exemption No. 7143 for a period of 3 working days, not including 

weekends or Federal holidays, following the start of the next 

business day, beginning: 

 Time: ________ Date: ___________ 

The signature, title, and station location of the person(s) authorized by No. 

6(b) below must be affixed to this statement. 

b. The name and contact information of the designated person(s) within 

Ameriflight maintenance organization authorized to enter the statement 

outlined in No. 6(a) above and the method(s) by which the documents 

required under Condition No. 6 will be transmitted to the affected aircraft. 

c. An arrangement wherein those person(s) within Ameriflight organization 

responsible for airworthiness and registration certificates will maintain a 

current record of the data from the certificates of each aircraft within 

Ameriflight fleet that may be affected by this exemption. This data must 

be made readily available to those person(s) with Ameriflight maintenance 

organization identified in No. 6(b) above and must be kept current at all 

times. 

d. Procedures to ensure that the FAA principal maintenance inspector with 

responsibility for Ameriflight is notified immediately of missing or mutilated 

certificates and that immediate application is made to the FAA for a 

replacement certificate, in the case of the airworthiness certificate, or a 

duplicate certificate, in the case of a registration certificate. 

e. Procedures describing specific duties and responsibilities by job title. 

7. A copy of this exemption and a copy of the procedures in Ameriflight 

operations specifications authorizing its use must be carried onboard the 

aircraft when exercising the privileges of this exemption. 

(f) A summary we can publish in the Federal Register, stating: 

(1) The rule from which you seek the exemption; 

14 CFR Part 61.3(a) and (c), 91.203(a) and (b) 

(2) A brief description of the nature of the exemption you seek; 

Allow Ameriflight to operate its aircraft in accordance with 14 CFR part 135 without 

airworthiness and registration certificates onboard (and properly displayed, in the case 

of the airworthiness certificates) while obtaining replacements, subject to certain 

conditions and limitations. Also, to permit Ameriflight pilots to temporarily operate 

Ameriflight aircraft in accordance with part 135 without those pilots having their pilot and 
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AMERIFLIGHT, LLC 

4700 EMPIRE AVENUE 

HANGAR #1 

BURBANK, CA 91505 

(818) 847-0000

medical certificates in their personal possession, subject to certain conditions and 

limitations. 

(g) Any additional information, views or arguments available to support your request; 

No additional support since last renewal. 

(h) If you want to exercise the privileges of your exemption outside the United States, 

the reason why you need to do so. 

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