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AMERIFLIGHT, LLC

1515 W 20th Street

DFW Airport, TX 75261

(954) 701 7807

PETITION FOR RENEWAL OF AMERIFLIGHT, LLC EXEMPTION 9770

This petition follows the requirements for inclusion in such documents set forth in the 

order presented in 14 CFR Part 11.81

(a) Your name and mailing address and, if you wish, other contact information such as a 

fax number, telephone number, or e-mail address;

Mr. Richard M. Anderson

Vice President, Operations

Ameriflight, LLC

1515 W 20th Street

DFW Airport, TX 75261

954 701 7807

manderson@ameriflight.com

(b) The specific section or sections of 14 CFR from which you seek an exemption;

14 CFR Parts 61.51(f)(2)

(c) The extent of relief you seek, and the reason you seek the relief;

To allow Ameriflight, LLC to assign a second in command (SIC) during a flight that 

otherwise does not require an SIC and to also allow the SIC to log that flight time. This 

is a renewal request of Ameriflight exemption 9770. The Conditions and Limitations 

listed in the FAA letter dated Oct 29, 2014 previously approving this exemption are well 

understood. 

(d) The reasons why granting your request would be in the public interest; that is, how it 

would benefit the public as a whole;

There is no change to the reasons that this is in the public interest since last renewal. 

However, a few of those reasons are highlighted below:

1. The program provides Second in Command pilots to experience line flying in an 

airline cross country environment with associated weather issues, scheduled departure 

and arrival times, a dispatching function, and an airline feel and function.

2. It provides both the Captain and the Second in Command pilots with a better 

understanding of the requirements of CRM in a multi-engine aircraft. This emphasis on 

crew flying and CRM helps throughout the career of the pilots.

3. It provides the Company with a second knowledgeable person in the aircraft in case 

of an emergency, or even for normal flights. This second set of eyes, ears, and hands,
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AMERIFLIGHT, LLC

1515 W 20th Street

DFW Airport, TX 75261

(954) 701 7807

while not necessary to fly the aircraft safely, does help ensure that the aircraft is flown in 

the safest manner possible.

It is in the public interest for Second in Command pilots to familiarize themselves with 

the type of flying Ameriflight LLC performs and to operate in this type of crew 

environment prior to accepting other positions.

(e) The reasons why granting the exemption would not adversely affect safety, or how 

the exemption would provide a level of safety at least equal to that provided by the rule 

from which you seek the exemption;

There is no change to the safety aspects since last renewal. As mentioned in (d) 

above, this program will not adversely impact safety. Instead, this program helps 

mature young pilots while providing a second person, trained on that aircraft, on the 

flight deck which can only enhance safety. 

(f) A summary we can publish in the Federal Register, stating:

(1) The rule from which you seek the exemption;

14 CFR Parts 61.51(f)(2)

(2) A brief description of the nature of the exemption you seek;

To allow Ameriflight, LLC to assign a second in command (SIC) during a flight that 

otherwise does not require an SIC and to also allow the SIC to log that flight time. This 

is a renewal of Ameriflight, LLC exemption 9770. 

(g) Any additional information, views or arguments available to support your request; 

No additional support since last renewal. 

(h) If you want to exercise the privileges of your exemption outside the United States, 

the reason why you need to do so.

This exemption would continue to allow Ameriflight Second in Command pilots to act as 

crewmembers and log time. The experience these pilots obtain through flying in the 

international environment helps these young pilots understand the additional 

requirements, issues and challenges associated with flying under various rules in 

foreign countries. The same rationale for allowing this exemption within the United 

States applies for outside the United States.