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- E April 24, 2015

Exemption No. 10231 B Regulatory Docket No. FAA

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Mr. Herman F. Gillis , III Director of Operations Sky Lease I , Inc.

, dba TradeWinds Airlines, dba TradeWinds

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- A Burgess Road Greensboro, NC 27409

Dear Mr. Gillis :

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

No. 10231 , 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 February 10, 2015

, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

on behalf of Sky Lease I , Inc. dba TradeWinds Airlines dba TradeWinds ( Sky Lease) 1 for an

ext ension of Exemption No. 10231 , as amended

. That exemption from § 1 21.434(c)(1)(ii) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows Sky Lease to substitute a qualified and authorized check airman or aircrew program designee for an FAA inspector t o 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.

1 Although the previous pet ition used another short

- hand identifier, the FAA has changed it to say Sky Lease, which refers to the same entity and is more relevant to the petitioner’s name.2

In your petition, you indicate that there has been no change in the co nditions 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 beca use the requested e xtension of the exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this pe tition would be detrimental to Sky Lease

.

Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 10231 , as amended re mains valid w ith 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 delegat ed to me, Sky Lease I, Inc. is granted an extension to Exemption

No. 10231 , as amended, for § 121.434(c)(1)(ii) that allows Sky Lease to substitute a qualified and authorized check airman or aircrew program designee for an FAA inspector to observe a qualifying PIC who is completing initial or upgrade training specified in § 121. 424 during at least one flight leg that i ncludes a takeoff and a landing , subject to the following conditions

and limitations.

Conditions and Limitations

1. A Sky Lease check airman or aircrew program designee may conduct a PIC observation in place of an FA A 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. Sky Lease , therefore, must contact an appropriate FAA office, in

each inst ance, 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 than two takeoffs and landing; and

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

2. Each Sky Lease 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 for Sky Lease 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

3. Sky Lease must maintain student, check airman, and aircrew program designee records that demonstrate compliance with the conditions and limitations of this exemptio n. The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 10231 to April 30, 201 8

, unless

so oner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

John S. Duncan Director, Flight Standards Service