AFS-11-099-E 

Jan 13 2011 

 Exemption No. 6897F 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2001-8612 

Mr. William L. Hale 

3607 Valley Oak Drive 

Loveland, CO 80538 

Dear Mr. Hale: 

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

No. 6897, as amended. It explains the basis for our decision and describes its effect. 

The Basis for Our Decision 

By letter dated December 22, 2010, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration 

(FAA) for an extension of Exemption No. 6897, as amended. That exemption from 

§ 91.109(b)(3) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) allows you to conduct certain 

flight instruction and simulated instrument flights to meet recent instrument experience 

requirements in certain Beechcraft airplanes equipped with a functioning throwover control 

wheel in place of functioning dual controls. 

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 extension of the exemption would not set a 

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

Our Decision 

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 6897, 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 
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Administrator has delegated to me, I grant your petition subject to the conditions and 

limitations listed below. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. Operations conducted under the authority of this exemption are limited to flights for 

the following purposes: 

a. To complete the flight review required by 14 CFR § 61.56(a); 

b. To conduct the training necessary to accomplish one or more phases of an 

FAA-sponsored pilot proficiency award program provided for in § 61.56(e); 

and 

c. To accomplish the recency of instrument experience requirements of 

§ 61.57(c)(1) and (d). 

2. Operations conducted under the authority of this exemption are limited to Beechcraft 

Bonanza, Beechcraft Baron, and Beechcraft Travel Air airplanes equipped with a 

functioning throwover control wheel and operable rudder pedals in lieu of functioning 

dual controls. 

3. The pilot receiving the instruction under the authority of this exemption must be 

qualified in every respect to serve as pilot in command (PIC) of the airplane during the 

entire training period. During the instruction, the pilot receiving the training must, at 

all times, serve as and remain PIC as defined in 14 CFR § 1.1. The PIC must agree to 

the provisions of this exemption. 

4. While serving as a flight instructor under the authority of this exemption, Mr. Hale 

must— 

a. Be fully qualified to serve as PIC and flight instructor in the airplane involved, 

as required by § 61.195(b) and (f); and 

b. Have given at least 25 hours of dual instruction in the airplane involved. 

5. Mr. Hale, when serving as the flight instructor under the provisions of this exemption, 

and the PIC (the pilot receiving training) must agree that the proposed flight, under the 

conditions in evidence at the time, can be conducted safely. 
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The Effect of Our Decision 

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 6897, as amended, to 

May 31, 2013, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. This letter must be attached to, and is a 

part of, Exemption No. 6897. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

Raymond Towles 

Acting Director, Flight Standards 

 Service