AFS-11-162-E 

January 24, 2011 

 Exemption No. 9899A 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2009-0520 

Mr. Jack Tessmann 

Director of Training 

FlightSafety International 

1851 Airport Road 

Wichita, KS 67209 

Dear Mr. Tessmann: 

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

No. 9899. 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 1, 2011, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

on behalf of FlightSafety International, LLC (FlightSafety) for an extension of Exemption 

No. 9899. That exemption from §§ 91.9(a) and 91.531(a)(1) and (2) of Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allow FlightSafety and operators of Cessna CE-500, 550, 552, 

and 560 model airplanes to operate those models without a second-in-command (SIC) pilot 

(single-pilot authorization) provided those operators received training and testing from 

FlightSafety. The training and testing would be conducted under FlightSafety’s part 142 

training center air agency certificate. 

In your petition, you have requested a 3-year extension. The FAA, however, finds it in the 

public interest of safety to review this exemption every 2 years. This allows us to ensure that 

there has been no change in circumstances or regulations from which the exemption is 

granted. 

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

in the Federal Register because the requested extension of the exemption would not set a 

precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to FlightSafety. 

Our Decision 

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 9899 

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 following conditions and limitations. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. This exemption serves as a supplemental type certificate for those Cessna Citation 

model 500, 550, 552, and 560 airplanes operated by a single pilot who has 

complied with all of the terms of this exemption. 

2. This exemption is effective only if FlightSafety’s single-pilot training program 

receives and maintains approval under 14 CFR part 142 from the FAA Flight 

Standards District Office (FSDO) that has jurisdictional authority over 

FlightSafety’s part 142 training center certificate. 

3. This exemption applies to only operations conducted under part 91. 

4. Each pilot conducting single-pilot operations must— 

a. Complete FlightSafety’s FAA-approved part 142 single-pilot training course 

before conducting such operations; 

b. Hold an airline transport pilot certificate with a CE-500 type rating or 

commercial pilot certificate with an airplane instrument rating and CE-500 

type rating; 

c. Have logged at least 1,000 hours of total pilot flight time, including at least 

50 hours of night flight time; 75 hours of instrument flight time, 40 hours of 

which are in actual instrument meteorological conditions, and 500 hours as 

pilot in command (PIC), SIC, or both in turbine-powered airplanes; 

d. Not perform any circling instrument approaches to minimums of less than 

200 feet and 1 mile above the published minimums until completing 100 hours 

of single-pilot flight experience in CE-500 series airplanes; 

e. Not perform any straight-in instrument approaches to minimums of less than 

100 feet and 1⁄2 statute mile visibility above the published minimums until 

completing 100 hours of single-pilot flight experience in CE-500 series 

airplanes; 

f. Use a boom microphone; and 
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g. Use a fully functioning autopilot that is controllable about three axes and 

capable of approach coupling. 

5. The single-pilot initial authorization and authorization renewal training program 

must include— 

a. Ground instruction that covers the following aeronautical knowledge areas: 

i. Safe and efficient operation of airplanes; 

ii. Weight and balance computations; 

iii. Use of performance charts; 

iv. Significance and effects of exceeding airplane performance limits; 

v. Principles and functions of airplane systems; 

vi. Maneuvers, procedures, and emergency operations appropriate to the 

airplane; and 

vii. Night and high-altitude operations; and 

b. Airplane/flight simulator instruction that covers the following areas of 

operation: 

i. Preflight preparation; 

ii. Preflight procedures; 

iii. In-flight maneuvers; 

iv. Instrument procedures; 

v. Landings and approaches to landings; 

vi. Normal and abnormal procedures; 

vii. Emergency procedures; and 

viii. Postflight procedures. 

6. The instruction required in condition No. 5b may be completed in an approved 

flight simulator, qualified as— 

a. A Level A flight simulator, provided the applicant has accomplished the 

following in-flight maneuvers and procedures in the CE-500 series airplane: 

i. Preflight inspection; 

ii. Taxiing; 

iii. Normal takeoff; 

iv. Crosswind takeoff; 

v. Instrument landing system approach; 
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vi. Missed approach; 

vii. Simulated powerplant failure; 

viii. Normal landing; 

ix. Crosswind landing; and 

x. Landing with simulated powerplant failure; and 

b. A Level B, C, or D flight simulator, provided the applicant has performed three 

takeoffs and three landings to a full stop as the sole manipulator of the flight 

controls in the CE-500 series airplane within the preceding 90 days. 

7. An applicant seeking to obtain or renew a single-pilot authorization under this 

exemption, must— 

a. Satisfactorily complete FlightSafety’s FAA-approved part 142 single-pilot 

training course; 

b. Satisfactorily complete the practical test in the appropriate CE-500 series 

airplane or appropriately qualified and approved flight simulator. For an initial 

authorization, the practical test may be completed in an approved simulator 

if— 

i. The simulator meets the requirements of § 61.63(e)(4)(i); and 

ii. The applicant meets the requirements of § 61.63(e)(4)(ii); 

c. Satisfactorily complete the practical test within 10 days of completing the 

training. The practical test must be conducted by an appropriately rated and 

authorized FAA designated examiner, training center evaluator, or FAA 

inspector who is authorized and qualified to conduct the test in CE-500 series 

airplanes of flight simulators, as appropriate; 

d. Comply with the practical test requirements and standards for the grade and 

class of pilot certificate the applicant holds and demonstrate proficiency in 

circling approaches to the left and right, except as provided in condition No. 9; 

and 

e. Satisfactorily perform all maneuvers and procedures as a single pilot during 

the entire practical test. 

8. The circling approach requirement must be accomplished in an airplane or in a 

simulator equipped with a visual system that may achieve the circling approach 

task. 

9. Until the circling approach task has been satisfactorily demonstrated in an airplane 

or in a simulator qualified for the circling approach task to an FAA inspector or 

FAA-designated examiner— 
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a. The applicant’s records will be annotated with the statement, “Demonstration 

of circling approach was not accomplished”; and 

b. The applicant must not perform circling approaches as the PIC when weather 

conditions are less than weather minimums for basic visual flight rules. 

10. A person who previously has received a single-pilot authorization in a Cessna 

Citation model 500, 550, 552, or 560 airplane must complete FlightSafety’s FAAapproved part 142 single-pilot differences training course to obtain a single-pilot 

authorization for a different Cessna Citation model. 

11. An applicant seeking to obtain a single-pilot authorization must satisfactorily 

complete ground and flight simulator training through FlightSafety’s 

FAA-approved part 142 single-pilot training course and must receive training on 

the differences between the Cessna Citation model represented by the simulator 

used for training and the Cessna Citation model for which single-pilot 

authorization is requested. 

12. A single-pilot authorization will be valid for 12 calendar months. A person who 

renews a single-pilot authorization in the calendar month before or after the 

calendar month in which it is due is considered to have renewed the single-pilot 

authorization when due. 

13. The CE-500 series airplanes operated under this exemption must have the 

following equipment installed and operational: 

a. An autopilot with approach coupling; 

b. A flight director system; 

c. A boom microphone; and 

d. A transponder “ident” switch on the pilot’s control wheel. 

14. FlightSafety must provide a copy of this exemption to each person who is 

authorized to operate under this exemption. 

15. Each operator must carry a copy of this exemption aboard the airplane, when 

operating under this exemption. 

16. No operator may transfer this exemption when or if ownership or lease of the 

airplane is relinquished. 

17. Upon request, FlightSafety must provide the General Aviation and Commercial 

Division, Flight Standards Service, AFS-800, with an analysis of operations 

conducted under this exemption with respect to operational exposure, accident and 

incident data, and any known problem areas. 
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18. FlightSafety must maintain records and make them available, when requested, to 

the FAA FSDO that has jurisdictional authority over FlightSafety’s part 142 

training center certificate. These records must include— 

a. The name, address, and dates of training enrollment and completion for each 

applicant who enrolls in FlightSafety’s training courses; 

b. The date and location where the practical test was conducted, as well as the 

name of the FAA-designated examiner or FAA inspector conducting the test; 

c. The name of each applicant who requires more flight training than prescribed 

in the FAA-approved training course to pass the initial authorization or 

authorization renewal; 

d. The number of additional training hours needed by each applicant enrolled in 

the training course to pass the flight check; 

e. A list of those pilots who failed to complete the training program satisfactorily 

or withdrew from the program and the reasons for the withdrawal; and 

f. The name, certificate number, and address of each person who is authorized to 

operate under this exemption. 

19. No person may provide or receive training while passengers are aboard the 

airplanes during operations conducted under the privileges of this exemption. 

The Effect of Our Decision 

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 9899 to July 31, 2013, unless 

sooner superseded or rescinded. 

All conditions and limitations of Exemption No. 9899 remain the same. This letter must be 

attached to, and is a part of, Exemption No. 9899. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

Raymond Towles 

Acting Director, Flight Standards 

 Service