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u SUBJECT : PETITIO N FO RGRAN T O FEXEMPTIO N Pursuan t t o titl e 1 4 o f

th e Cod e o f

Federa l Regulation s (1 4 CFR ) Federa l Aviatio n Regulatio n (FAR ) 11.61 , th e Joh nD . Odegar dSchoo l o f Aerospac e Science s a

t th e University o f

Nort hDakot a(UND ) i s petitionin g for exemptio nfromth e comple x airplan e requiremen t

state di n th e FUgh i Instructo r Airplan e Single-Engin e Practica l Tes t Standards , t o th e exten t

necessar y t o permi t

UND t o conduc t

al l task s require do nth e flight instructo r

airplan e single-engin e practica l tes t i nanoncomple x singl e engin e airplane . InAugus t 2009 , th e FA A publishe dth e final rul e t o 1 4 CF RPart s 61 , 91 , an d141 , "Pilot , Fligh t Instructor , an dPilo t

Schoo l Certification " (Docke t No . FAA-2006-26661) . Referencin g that

final rule , revisio nNo . 9 9 Part 14 1 allow s "th e commercia l pilo t certificatio ncours e for

th e singl e engin e airplan e ratin g t o b e approve dwithth e us e o f eithe r acomple x singl e engin e airplan e o r acomple x multiengin e airplane. " N o comple x airplan e trainin g i s require dfor flight instructo r

certificatio ni neithe r

Part 6 1 o r Part 141 . Onl y th e Practica l Tes t

Standard s hav e thi s requirement . 

### NATUR E AN D EXTEN T O F RELIE F Th e Fligh t

Instructo r

Airplan e Single-Engin e Practica l Tes t Standard s (FAA-S-8081

- 6CS) , unde r

th e titl e Aircraf

t an dEquipmen t

Require dfo r

th e Practica l Test , o npag e 10 , subpart (3) , states ; "B e capabl e o f

performin g al l appropriat e TASK S for th e flight

instructo r

ratin g sough t an dhav e n o operatin g limitations , whic hprohibi t th e performanc e o f

thos e TASKS . A comple x airplan e mus t b e fiamishedfor

th e performanc e o f

takeof f an dlandin g maneuvers , an dappropriat e emergenc y procedures. "Th e exten t o f relie f requested , i s t o allo w UND t o conduc t th e *takeof

f an dlandin g maneuvers , an dappropriat e emergenc y procedures " i nanoncomple x single-engin e airplan e whil e performin g th e Fligh t Instructo r

Airplan e Single-Engin e Lan den do f cours e stag e chec k

i n ou r approve dPart

14 1 trainin g cours e outline . PUBLI C INTERES T AND EQUIVALEN T LEVE LO FSAFET Y BENEFIT S Th e comple x singl e engin e airplan e ha s becom e afinancial burde nt o mos t flight trainin g organization s withou t

providin g agreat

benefi t t o flight trainin g an dsafety . Today , mos t aircraf t manufacturer s ar e n o longe r offerin g comple x singl e engin e airplanes . A s a result , flight

trainin g organization s bea r th e financial burde no f maintainin g olde r

les s reliabl e airplane s i n orde r t o mee t FA A requirements . Thi s financial burde ni s the n passe ddow n t o th e studen t i n th e for mo f increase dflight

trainin g fees . Hig hlevel s o f

studen t deb t ar e agrea t

concernintoday' s aviatio nindustry . Th e cos t o f flight trainin g i s influencin g th e level s o f aviatio ninteres t

i ntomorrow' s studen t

pilots . W e al l hav e th e share dresponsibilit y t o provid e qualit y aviatio neducatio na t areasonabl e cos t an dpromot e aviation . On e wa y t o reduc e that cos t i s t o allo w th e us e o f

alowe r costin g noncomple x singl e engin e airplan e i nflight instructo r

trainin g an dcertification . In UND' s specifi c case , w e ar e askin g t o replac e th e trainin g require dinaPA28R-20 1 Pipe r Arro w withaCessn a172S . Th e 75 % bes t powe r settin g allow s th e Cessn a172 S t o bu m25.2 % les s fiiel tha n th e PA28R-20 1 Pipe r Arrow . Thi s reduce dfiael bu mresult s in a n overal l reduce dconsumptio n o f fossi l fiaels an dlowe r

operafin g cos t

passe do nt o th e student . Thi s benefits , th e environment , th e University , an dth e student . A s a n aircraf t age s th e maintenanc e hour s ten dt o increase . A t UND , th e PA28R-20 1 Pipe r Arrow s currenri y hav e a208 % highe r maintenanc e labo r

hou r t o flight hou r ratio tha nth e Cessn a172S , Thi s agai ntranslate s int o highe r operatin g cost s that

ar e passe d ont o th e student . Replacin g th e aircraf t t o avoi dthes e highe r

maintenanc e expense s i s no t alway s favorabl e becaus e th e replacemen t cos t o f comple x single-engin e aircraf t i s als o highe r

tha n that o f th e Cessn a172S . No t providin g comple x airplan e experienc e i nth e flight instructo r

certificatio ncours e i s no t ahazar dt o safety . Th e FA A currentl y allow s aflight instructo r

t o issu e ahig h performanc e airplan e endorsemen t a s lon g a s the y posses s th e sam e endorsement . Mos t o f thes e flight

instructor s di dno t

receiv e an y hig hperformanc e airplan e experienc e i n thei r flight instructo r

training . Yet , the y ar e providin g th e instructio nan dissuin g a n endorsement . A comple x airplan e endorsemen t coul db e handle dth e same .SUMMAR Y

A s require db y FA R11.81(f) , asummar y o f th e petitio ni s a s follows : Th e Joh n D . Odegar dSchoo l o f Aerospac e Science s at

th e Universit y o f

Nort hDakot a request s a

n exemptio n fi^omth e comple x airplan e requiremen t state di nth e Fligh t Instructo r Airplan e Single-Engin e Practica l Tes t Standard s authorizin g UN D t o conduc t al l task s require do n th e flight instructo r

airplan e single-engin e en do f cours e stag e chec k i nanoncomple x single-engin e airplane . Sincerely ,

Dic k Schult z Directo r o f Fligh t Operation s University o f

Nort hDakot a