July 28, 2014 Exemption No. 6485I Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2002-11939

Col. Rafael A. Robles

General Counsel

Civil Air Patrol

105 South Hansell Street

Maxwell Air Force Base, AL 36112-5937

Dear Colonel Robles:

This letter is to inform you that we have gr anted your petition to extend Exemption No. 6485, as amended. It explains the ba sis for our decision, de scribes its effect, a nd lists the conditions

and limitations.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated June 9, 2014, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on

behalf of the Civil Ai r Patrol (CAP) for an extension of Exemption No. 6485, as amended. That exemption from subpart F of part 91 of Title 14, Code of Federa l Regulations allows CAP to operate small aircraft under subpart F of part 91 and receive limited reimbursement for certain flights within the scope of and in cidental to the CAP’s corporate purposes and U.S. Air Force Auxiliary status.

In your petition, you indicate that there has been no change in the conditions and reasons relative to public interest and safety that we re 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 extension of the exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to CAP.

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Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 6485, as amended, remains valid with respec t 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. The CAP must comply with the ope rating rules in §§ 91.503 through 91.535, in addition to the operating rules prescribed in other subparts of part 91, when exercising the privileges of this exemption.

2. The CAP may conduct only those operations listed in § 91.501(b) when exercising the privileges of this exemption.

3. The pilot in command (PIC) conducting operations under this exemption must hold a commercial pilot certificate with appropriate category and class rati ngs for the aircraft to be used in the operation. The PIC also must hold an in strument rating except when conducting day VFR flights within 50 nautic al miles of the de parture airport.

4. The PIC conducting operati ons under this exemption must hold at least a current

second-class medical certificate.

5. The PIC conducting operation s under this exemption must hold a current CAP Form 5, CAP Pilot Checkout, issued with in the previous 12 months.

6. The aircraft used for operations conducte d under this exemption must be maintained

and have 100-hour and annual inspections performed in accordance with 14 CFR part 43 and part 91.

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination da te of Exemption No . 6485, as amended, to July 31, 2016, unless sooner supe rseded or rescinded.

Sincerely, 

### /s/ John Barbagallo Acting Deputy Director, F light Standards Service