AFS-12-081-E 

November 30, 2011 

 

 Exemption No. 10061E 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2010-0185 

Ms. Caitlin M. Randles 

Supervisor, Flight Test Engineering 

The Boeing Company 

P.O. Box 3707 

Seattle, WA 98124-2207 

Dear Ms. Randles: 

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to amend Exemption 

No. 10061, as amended. It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists 

the revised conditions and limitations. 

The Basis for Our Decision 

By letter dated November 10, 2011, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration 

(FAA) on behalf of The Boeing Company (Boeing) for an amendment to Exemption 

No. 10061, as amended. That exemption from §§ 61.75(d)(2) and 61.117 of Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations allows certain pilots to operate Boeing model B787 and B747-8 aircraft 

while conducting evaluation flights on behalf of their respective agencies within the United 

States. The amendment you request would revise the list of pilots who may operate under this 

exemption. 

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 granting the original exemption. 

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

in the Federal Register because the requested amendment to the exemption would not set a 

precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Boeing. 
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Our Decision 

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 10061, as 

amended, remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. 

Therefore, under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA 

Administrator has delegated to me, I grant your petition, subject to the revised conditions and 

limitations. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. This exemption is limited to the following persons: 

Name Agency Licensing Country 

Sun, Chang Hua CAAC China 

Wu, Cheng Chang CAAC China 

Fabre, Francois EASA France 

Temme, Gerard EASA Netherlands 

Buckland, Terry CAA UK 

Grüber, Stuart EASA UK 

Mitchell, Rod EASA UK 

Nicholl, John EASA UK 

Pass, Graham EASA UK 

Shaw, Peter EASA UK 

Goedert, Jo EASA Luxembourg 

Herbst, Axel EASA Germany 

Schauss, Udo EASA Germany 

Steidle, Jorg EASA Germany 

Ebiike, Akio JCAB Japan 

Ishii, Masayuki ANA Japan 

Kawashima, Jitsuro JCAB Japan 

Kumada, Takuya JCAB Japan 

Sato, Hidenori JCAB Japan 

Kitada, Masashi NCA Japan 

Fukuda, Nobuo NCA Japan 

Tetsuo, Hatori NCA Japan 

Iwasaki, Hiromitsu JAL Japan 

Tanji, Kazutaka JAL Japan 

Tatsumi, Koichi JAL Japan 

Ueda, Ryo JAL Japan 

Esayan, Ruben T. RAR Russia 
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2. The flight must be for aircraft flight test, Flight Standards Board, or Flight Operations 

Evaluation Board evaluation flights of Boeing models B787 or B747-8. 

3. No person or property may be on board the aircraft, other than necessary for conduct 

of the flight. 

4. Each person listed in Condition No. 1 must make application for a private pilot 

certificate in accordance with § 61.75. Any person authorized to issue a § 61.75 

private pilot certificate may place an instrument rating on the certificate without the 

knowledge test required by § 61.75(d)(2). Any person authorized to issue a § 61.75 

private pilot certificate must state the certificate is for second in command privileges 

only under the authority of § 61.75(e)(2). 

The Effect of Our Decision 

The termination date of Exemption No. 10061, as amended, remains May 31, 2012, unless 

sooner superseded or rescinded. 

This letter must be attached to, and is a part of, Exemption No. 10061. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

John W. McGraw 

Acting Director, Flight Standards 

 Service