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Ex emption No. 4416P Regulatory Docket No. FAA

- 2002

- 12831

Mr. Donald R. Dillman Managing Director, Flight Operation

Airlines for America 1301 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20004

Dear Mr. Dillman :

This le tter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption No. 4416,

as amended . It explains the basis for our decision , desc ribes its effect, and lists the conditions

and limitations.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated July 1, 2 014 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on

behalf of Airlines for America (A4A) for an extension of Exemption No. 4416, as amended

. That exemption from § 61.157(a); item I (b) of appendix A to part 61; § 121.424(a), (b), and (d)(1); item I (a) of appendix E to part 121; and item I (b) of appendix F to part 121 of

Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations allows A4A member airlines and other qualifying part 121 certificate holders to conduct training and checking of pilots on airplanes tha t require two flight crewmembers for the required preflight inspection, both interior and exterior, using approved advanced pictorial means.

In your petition, you indicate that there has been no change in the conditions and reasons relative to public inte rest 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 extension of the exemption would not set a

pr ecedent, and any delay in acting on this pe tition would be detrimental to A4A.2

Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for th e issuance of Exemption No. 4416 , 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. 106(f), 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. Each part 121 certificate holder desiring to use the provisions of this exemption must develop still and /or motion pictures providing distant and detailed closeup views of each passenger compartment and exterior preflight inspection item depicting normal

and abnormal co nditions.

2. The projection equipment must provide rapid and random access capability to any picture for training and checking purposes.

3. The pictures and descriptions of the items must be approved by the appropriate FAA Flight Standards District Office holdin g the operating certificate.

4. Each pilot must receive training to proficiency and demonstrate proficiency on at least one complete visual inspection of the interior and exterior of a static airplane of the appropriate type. This training and demonstration of proficiency must be successfully completed and documented by a check airman before the completion of operating experience required by § 121.434.

5. Training devices used for the flight deck portion of the preflight visual inspection must be approved for th at function, must accurately replicate the aircraft flight deck geography, and must simulate appropriate systems functions to include control, switch, instrument, and circuit breaker functions in regard to normal, abnormal, and emergency procedures

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The E ffect of Our Decision

Th is exemption terminates on September 30, 2016, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/S/ John Barbagallo Acting Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service