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— I O Subject : Petitio n fo rexemptio n fro m Sectio n 61.113(c) of Titl e 14 , Privat e pilot privilege s aw d Limitafibns , Pilot i n command . Attachment : Petitio n fo rexemptio n fro m reimbursemen t o f fue l cost s fo rVoluntee rPilot s Conductin g Charitabl e Flights . Dea rAdministration , I n accordance wit h 14CF R §11.63 , we respectfull y request that yo u conside rth e attache d petitio n fo rexemptio n whic h i s bein g submitte d b

y HelpFourPaws , a Voluntee rPilot Organizatio n engagei d i n facilitatin g charitabl e anima l rescu e ai r transpor t fo ranima l rescu e organizations . Thi s petitio n i s bein g submitte d t o relieve HelpFourPaw s fro m specifi c an d limite d provision s o f 14CF R § 61.113(c) i n orde rt o provid e additiona l aviatio n safet y measure s an d contribut e t o th e publi c as a whole . Ou rreques t follows Exemptio n No . 1000 9 recentl y grante d t o Ange l Flights , Merc y Medica l an d Airlift Hop e of America . Than k yo u fo ryou rtim e an d consideration . W e welcom e yo u t o contac t u s wit h an y question s a t th e followin g address : HelpFourPaw

s 303- B Anastasi a Blvd , Suit e 160 Sain t Augustine , Florid a 3208 0 Attn : Ellio t Mintze r Email : info@helpfourpaws.or q Phone : 90 4 33 3 894 9 Sincerely , 

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HelpFourPaw s Attachmen t t o Petitio n fo rExemptio n from Sectio n 61.113(c ) o f Titl e 14 , Privat e pilo t privilege s an d limitations , Pilo t i n command . Petitio n fo rExemption : Reimbursemen t o f fuel , oil , airpor t expenditures , o rrenta l fee s fo r

Voluntee rPilot s Conductin g Charitabl e Flight s HelpFourPaw

s i s petitionin g fo ra n exemptio n fro m provision s i n th e regulation s tha t currentl y d p no t allo w fo r reimbursemen t of voluntee rpilot s fo rfuel , oil , airpor t expenditures , o rrenta l fee s ihcurre d i n conductin g charitabl e flight s t o rescu e animal s fro m certai n deat h a t shelter s wher e thei rlive s ar

e i n dange ran d t o transpor t thos e animal s ou t o f harm' s way . HelpFourPaw s believe s tha t i t i s i n th e genera l public' s bes t interes t t o allow charitabl e organization s t o provid e voluntee rpilot s wit h reimbursemen t of incurre d fuel , oil , airpor t expenditures , o rrenta l fees . Sectio n 61.113(c) require s that : (A ) A privat e pilo t ma

y not pa y les s tha n th e pr

o rat a shar

e o f th e operatin g expens e o f a fligh t wit h passenger s provide d th e expense s involve onl y fuel , oil , airpor t expenditures , o rrenta l fees . Th e effec t of curren t regulation s i n a n environmen t where aviatio n fue l an d aircraf t operation s are a

t a muc h highe rcos t i s creatin g a stead y declin e i n charitabl e aviatio n activities . We believe that grantin g thi s exemptio n i s i n th e public' s bes t interest , whic h is , t o sav e animal s that woul d b e Withou t a chanc e t o liv e a wonderfu l an d fulfillin g life . Thi s woul d not b e possibl e withou t thi s exemr^tion . Supportiv e Informatio n W e believe that a targete d exemptio n ca n b e grante d s o that bot h aviatio n safet y ca p b e maintaine d as wel l a s allo w fo r voluntee rpilo t reimbursemen t t o revers e th e existin g stead y declin e i n charitabl e anima l rescu e flights . W e recommen d th e exemptio n documen t utiliz e th e followin g definition s t o ensur e a commo n clea runderstandin g of th e request presented . Voiuntee rPlio t Organizatio n (VPO ) A n IR S approve d 501(c)(3 ) organizatio n wit h a purpos e of providin g charitabl e publi c benefi t flights . Th e VP O mus

t functio n throug h a n organize d corporatio n o f registere d o rmember-voluntee rpilots . Sai d organizatio n must hav

e i n place th e following :

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A structure d an d documente d pilo t registratio n proces s tha t ha s a n annua l renewa l requiremen t an d ensure s that onl y qualifie d pilot s are registere d an d oriente d prio rt o conductin g an y charitabl e flight . • O n fil e documentatio n authenticatin g registere d pilot s experience , ratings , insurance , FA A physical , etc . A syste m that evaluate s th e pilot' s conditio n a t th e tim e he/sh e accepts an d prepare s t o conduc t th e flight . I n addition , tha t he/sh e meets al l th e minimu m standard s an d appropriat e currenc y requirements an d wil l conduc t th e fligh t i n accordance wit h applicabl e FA A regulations . A fil e of al l record s relatin g t o fligh t an d reimbursements . Thi s wil l b e mad e availabl e t o th e FA A fo r viewin g a t a designate d offic e sit e location . Record s shal l b e kept fo ra minimu m of seve n years . Charitabi e Fligh t A fligh t conducte d b

y th e VP O fo rwhic h n o paymen t i s mad e t o th e pilot , th e VP O o ran y othe rpart y o r entity . Th e purpos e o f th e fligh t must b e totall y dedicate d t o th e charitabl e goa l tha t ha s demonstrate d a publi c benefit . Example s o f charitabl e flight s are a s follows bu t no t limite d t o thi s list : Transpor t of animal s fro m shelter

s wher e th e fac e certai n deat h t o a locatio n wher e a n organizatio n wil l provid e a saf e have n unti l a permanen t hom e ca n b e found . Bot h Pre-positionin g an d De-positionin g flight s directl y involve d wit h th e charitabl e even t are considere d charitable . Th e pilot mus t not e i n his/he rfligh t lo g th e charitabl e purpos e o f th e flight . Reimbursemen t I f there i s an y reimbursement , th e reimbursemen t proces s must b e administere d a s state d herein :

• Th e reimbursemen t proces s must b e administere d b y th e VP O tha t facilitate d th e flight . • Th e reimbursemen t ma y b e fo ran y amoun t u p t o th e ful l cos t o f fuel , oil , airpor t expenditures , o rrenta l fee s incurrel d i n th e charitabl e flight(s) .

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HelpFourPaw s Attachmen t t o Petitio n fo rExemptio n fro m Sectio n 61.113(c ) o f Titl e 14 , Privat e pilo t privilege s an d limitations . Pilo t i n command . We furthe rrecommen d that th e exemptio n requir e validatio n ever

y two year

s i n orde rt o remai n i n effect . Ne w submission s o rrenewa l o f a n applicatio n fo ra n exemptio n submitte d b y th e VP O must documen t i n summar y fon n compliance wit h th e above definition s an d procedures . I t shoul d b e expecte d that ever y tw o year

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e require d t o documen t that th e informatio n provide d o n thei r exemptio n remain s valid . Th e two-yea rvalidatio n informatio n shoul d indicat e th e numbe rof charitabl e flight s conducte d i n th e previou s two-yea rperio d an d th e numbe ro f voluntee rpilot s receivin g reimbursemen t o f an y amoun t durin g th e perio d an d th e tota l amoun t o f reimbursemen t provided . Issu e o f Publi c interes t I n thes e economi c time s i t i s ver y importan t fro m a publi c perspective that a mean s b e devise d t o allow th e cost s of conductin g charitabl e anima l rescu e transpor t b e sprea d t o a broade rbase . Today , th e tota l cost t o facilitat e an d maintai n charitabl e anima l rescu e transpor t rests 100 % o n th e Voluntee rPilot Organization . I n addition , th e entire cos t o f th e fligh t rest s o n th e voluntee rpilot . A larg e portio n of thi s expens e i s fo rfuel , oil , airpor t expenditures , o rrenta l fees . Thes e cost s are easil y calculate d fro m recorde d fligh t times , norma l burn-rate s an d averag e retai l fue l cost s a s wel l a s invoice s fro m pilots . A n exenfiptio n t o allow a VP O t o reimburs e voluntee rpilot s fo rsom e o ral l of th e fuel , oil , airpor t expenditures , o rrenta l fee s the n allow

s th e opportunit

y fo radditiona l donor

s t o joi n th e proces s b

y providin g donation s t o hel p cove rthes e cost s an d othe rexpenses . Th e resultin g mi x of participant s wil l relieve overtsurdene d voluntee rpilot s an d allow th e influ x of ne w voluntee rparticipant s whic h i n tur n wil l provid e a greate rpubli c benefit . Th e pas t fe w year s hav e show n a declin e i n chdritabl e anima l rescu e transpor t whic h ha s resulte d i n fewe ranimal s t o b e adopted . Thi s exemptio n wil l revers e that tren d an d provid e a muc h neede d benefi t t o th e anima l rescu e community . Effec t o f th e Exemptio n o f Safety Th e exemption , a s proposed , woul d mandate a n increas e i n th e experience leve l of voluntee rpilot s servin g i n charitabl e anima l rescu e transpor

t throug h th e VPO . Th e VP O grante d a n exceptio n shoul d b e require d t o conduc t a n annua l safet

y audi t vyhic

h woul d the n promot e a culture of safet y an d provid e a documente d safet y mahagemen t strategy . Th e net resul t woul d be a smalle rbu t mor e experience d pilo t bas e alon g wit h increase d level s o f service t o th e genera l public . I t i $ als o expecte d that ther

e wil l b e additiona l availabilit y of charitabl e anima l rescu e transpor t whic h wil l allow fo rth e savin g of animal s that coul d no

t b e reache d du e t o previou s constraints . Thi s wil l no t b e availabl e withou t thi s exemption .HelpFourPaw s

Attachmen t t o Petitio n fo rExemptio n from Sectio n 61.113(c ) o f Titl e 14 , Privat e pilo t privilege s an d limitations , Pilo t i n command . Conclusio n We believe that th e FA

A shoul d allo w bot h th e exemptio n an d th e recommende d procedur e whic h wil l require a n absolut e minimu m of workloa d o n th e FAA . W e believe th e exemptio n as propose d wil l ensur e that onl y pilot s certifie d as "Approved " o

f th e VP O coul d b e reimbursed . W e believe tha t th e exemptio n a s propose d wil l ensur e that n o reimbursemen t i s mad e that woul d appl y t o trainin g o rflight s fo runintende d purposes . W e respectfull y request tha t th e FA A allow fo rexemption s as describe d herei n fo rfuel , oil , airpor t expenditures , o rrenta l fee s reimbursemen t fo rcharitabl e anima l rescu e transpor t as facilitate d b

y th e VPO . W e welcom e th e opportunit y t o interac t wit h thos e wh o wil l b e preparin g thi s materia l fo rexemptio n documentation .

# Safet y Management

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Apri l 30,201 0PURPOSE : Th e purpos e o f

establishin g aSafet

y Managemen

t Pla n i s multifold :

• To facilitat

e th e identificatio n ofhazard s an drisks . • T o creat e and maintai n apositiv e cultur e of safety . • To incorporat

e safet y a s amajo

r componen

t o f HelpFourPaw s aviatio n operations . • T o combine performanc e standard s wit h safet y standards . GOALS : The goal s are , a s follows :

• To instil l apositiv e cultur e o f safet y a t ever y level of th e organization . • To creat

e and maintai n a

n environmen

t tha t promote s continuou s improvement , trainin g and safet

y awareness . VISION : T o offe

r free transportatio n of

animal s fromovercrowdedshelter s wher e they face certai n death . Voluntee r pilot s fl y thes e animal s to wher

e qualifiedfamilie s or rescu e organization s ar

e waitin g to adopt

or foste r them . MISSION : Protec t

animal s tha

t ar e abandoned , abusedando r neglected . To fransport

thes e animal s out

o f harm' s wa

y s o they ca

n b e place d in , ahome , wher

e they wil l b e lovedan

dreceiv e qualit

y care . T o rais e funds s o tha

t thes e animal s ca

n b e rescued , caredfor, an

d relocate d t o alovin g owne

r andhav e aplac e t o cal l home . DEFINITION S Safet y Policy ; Outline s th e method s an dprocesse s to b e utilize dto achiev e desire dgoal s tha t th e Safet y Polic y establishe s in orde r t o promot

e apositiv e cultur

e of safet y throughou t th e organization . Risk . Hazar d Management : A proces s tha t identifie s an

danalyze s hazard s an

drisks , an d create s control s t o manag e thos e risks . Safet y Assurance : Use d t o ensur e develope drisk

andhazar

dcontrol s t o achiev e intended objectives . Thes e monitorin g processe s ma y hel p t o revea l risk s an dhazard s no t previously identified . Th

e proces s include s progra

minformation acquisition , analysis , continuou s assessment , and developmen t o f preventive , correctiv e actio n fo r nonconformance . Trackin g and measurin g th e result s of safety*relate

dactivitie s and trainin g i s acomponen

t o f th e process .PROGRAM S

Safet y Polic y will establish : 1 . Voluntee

r Pilo t minimu mqualifications , standards , recommendedoperating procedure s an

d expectation s 2 . Continuou s hazar

d an d risk assessmen t 3 . Voluntee

r Pilo t lis t of bes t practice s 4 . Inciden

t occurrenc e an

d hazar dreportin g 5 . Occurrenc e investigatio n an danalysi s 6 . Periodi c safet

y audit s 7 . Non-punitiv e reportin g polic y 8 . Voluntee

r Pilo t follow-u p an daccountabilit

y 9 . Continuou s safety-relatededucatio n andcommunication 10 . Identification o f

leadershi p rol e in th e safet

y proces s 11 . Emergency preparednes s an drespons e 12 . Measuremen

t o f performanc e an

dcontinuou s improvemen

t 13 . Regula r distributio n o f

safet y newslette

r 14 . Annua l Voluntee r Pilo t affirmation 15 . Directo r

of Aviatio n Safet

y - Rebeka

h S wenson/PanamaCit

y regio n a . COM , MEL , SE

L wit h instrumen

t privileges , CFI , MEI , CFI

I 16 . Directo r

o f Aviatio n Safet

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d Managemen

t Risk , Hazar

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groim dspeed System s operatio n Imprope r operatio n o f

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lif t andperformanc e Instrumen t malfimctio

n Othe r factor s Single pilo t

IF R Nigh t operation s a

t unfamilia r airport s Missio n mentalit

y Get-tl?ere-iti s Distraction s Missed approach/Go around Incomplete/Stal e weathe

r briefing sIncomplete/Stal e weathe r briefing s Regula r training , briefing , and awarenes s o f thes e andothe

r risks an dhazard s wil l hel

p u s achiev e ou r goa l of creatin g apositiv e cultur

e o f safety . Safet y Assuranc e Th e Safet y Assuranc e progra

mwill us e severa

l differen t processe s t o verif

y tha t th e safet y goal s o f ou r organization s ar

e being me

t andar e keepin g up wit

h curren t trend s an d information . Thes e include th e following :

• Establis h anon-punitiv e reportin g progra mfo r Volimtee r Pilots . • Creat e adatabas e o f

known an dpreviously tmknow

n risks an dhazards . • Regularl

y review pilo t

post-missio n reports . • Conduct

randompilo t

flight de-briefings . • Conduct

regula r follow-u p wit h patients/passengers . • Solicit inpu t an d communication frompilots . • Solicit input an d communication fromCoordinatio n staff . Voluntee r Pilo t Requirement s Minimu mPilo t in Comman

d (PIC ) Qualification s • Fo r th e operatio n of

an y single-engine pisto n aircraft , th e pilo t shall hav e a minimu mtota l time o f 12 5 hour s wit

h n o les s tha

n 100 hour s a s Pilo t

i n Comman d (PIC) . Minimu

mof 2 5 hour s i n mak e andmodel . • Fo r th e operatio n o

f an y multiengine aircraft , th e pilo t shall hav e aminimu

m tota l time o f 20 0 hour s a s Pilo t

in Comman

d(PIC) . Minimu

mof 15 0 hour s in multiengine an

d aminimu

mo f 5 0 hour s in mak

e andmodel . • Fo r the operatio n of

an y turbin e poweredaircraft , th e pilo t shall hav e a minimu mtota l time o f 50 0 hoin- s a s Pilo t

i n Comman

d(PIC) . Minimu

mo f 10 0 hour s turbine an

d aminimu

mo f 5 0 hour s mak

e andmodel . • Minimu

mof 2 5 hour s a s PI

C shall hav e bee

n flown an dloggedwithi n th e 1 2 month s immediatel

y precedin g th e flight. • Minimu

mof 1 2 hour s flown andloggedduring th e previou s 9 0 days . (Thi s requiremen

t ca n b e waive di f

th e pilo t complete s 2 hour s o f

dua l trainin g wit

h acertificate d fligh t

instructo r prio r to flyin g aHelpFourPaw s flight. ) • Pilo t shall hav e acurren

t vali dmedica

l certificate , acurren

t flight review , an d fo r pilot s conducting flights imde r IFR , a n instrumen

t ratin g applicabl e to th e aircraf t t o b e flown by sai dpilo t

an dshall b e curren

t wit h applicabl e flight time s an d rule s a s se

t fort h i n th e FARs . • Minimu

mof one millio n dollar s ( $ 1,000,000 ) liabilit y insuranc e wit

h no t les s tha n $100,000 per

sea t shall b e i n forc e o n an

y aircraf t to b e usedfo

rHelpFourPaw s flights.

• Aircraf t mus t b e properly registered , licensed , an dairworthy . I

t i s recommended tha

t aircraf t engin e b e overhaule dprior to reachin g manufacturer' s recommendedTim e Betwee n Overhau l (TBO) . • N o pilo t

o f 7 5 year s o f

ag e or olde r shall b e permitte dt

o fly aHelpFourPaw s flight. (Thi s requiremen

t ca n b e waivedwit

h approval o f

the VPO' s Safet

y Council. ) I n additio n t o above liste d qualifications , th e followin g action s hav e been implemented : • Mandator

y annua l recertificatio n by Voluntee r Pilo t (mus t certif y tha t minimu mstandard s ar

e me t to remain a

n activ e pilot) . • Mandator

y affirmation tha

t al l qualification s ar

e me t prior to dat e o f aflight you hav e accepted . Thi s will b e built int o ou r flight coordinatio n system . Developing aCultur

e of Safet y Beside s th e Volimtee

r Pilo t Requirement s liste dabove , th e followin g action s wi

U b e taken t o develop acultur

e o f safet y vwthi n ou r organizations :

• Establis h safet

y pag e o n website . * • Ad d asafet y articl e t o eac h newsletter . • Establis h Pilo t

Mentorshi p progra mwher e vetera n pilot s ar e teamedwit

h ne w pilots . • Increas e emphasi s o n safet y durin g pilo t

orientation . • Promot

e Air Safet y Foundatio n (ASF

) websit e (www.ASF.org ) wher

e safet y courses , quizzes , an

d advisorie s ar

e readily available . • Encourag e ne

w pilot s t o fly wit

h avetera n HelpFourPaw s flight

pilo t prior t o accepting their

first flight a s PIC . Updat e terminology to remov e undu e pressur e o n pilots . Voluntee r Pilo t Standard s

• Leg s wil l onl

y b e flown by pilot s meetin g minimtimrequirement s establishe db y HelpFourPaws . • All animal s wil l b e containe dwithi n acrat e s o a s no t t o provide an

y distraction s o

r undu e hazar

d to pilo t duties . • Pilot s mus t

b e VFR/IF

Rcurrent . • Pilot s mus t

b e da y an d nigh t curren t t o carr y passengers .• Pilot s mus t hol d curren

t medica l certificate . •

• Aircraf t utilize d fo

r transpor t mus t b e airworth

y a s definedby FA

A regulation s and , t o the pilot' s bes t

knowledge , b e free of

an y an dal l defect s tha

t coul di n an

y wa y compromis e th e safet

y of th e flight. Pilot s mus t

hav e competen

t knowledg e o f

aircraf t systems , emergency procedures , avionic s operation , etc. , fo

r aircraf t usedfo r transport . • Pilot s mus t

complet e Go/No-G

o checklist ; passenger , co-pilo t releas e forms , an

d post-fligh t report . • Pilot s ar

e requeste d t o us e non-punitiv e repor t proces s t o communicat

e an y an dall situation s where , whe

n safet y o f flight wa s compromised . • Pilot s are requested t

o provid e feedbac k o n weather , airports , ATC , othe r pilots , etc. , tha t coul d conlpromis e safet

y fo r futur e flights.

• Passenger s an

d crew o f all transpor

t flights mus t

b e restraine db y FAA - approved sea t belt s o r FAA-approVe

d chil dsafet

y seat . Th e onl y exceptio n shall b e chang e of sea t position , quic

k acces s t o luggage , car

e and/o r feedin g o f a n anima l or us e o f lavatory . • Pilot s wil l consult

availabl e weathe

r products , windsock , etc. , t o verif y departur e will b e fromcorrec t

runwa y relativ e t o windconditions . • Pilot s will utiliz e compute r device s an

dreadin g materia

l only a s thes e ar

e pertinen t t o saf e operatio n of

th e flight, an

dwill refrai

n froman y an dall distraction s tha t coul d compromis e safet

y o f flight

• Pilot s wil l utiliz e an

d brief passenger s tha

t asteril e cockpit

conditio n exist s durin g tax i an d takeof f unti l reaching cruis e altitude an dals o during descen

t fromcruis e altitude , descent , approach , landin g andtax i t o ramp . Voluntee r Pilo t Bes t Practice s

• B e wel l reste d and health y fo r flight. • Se t aside plent

y o f time - don' t

b e rushed . • Cance l i f you don' t fee l right o r fee l stresse dout . • I n IM C conditions , pla

n t o lan da t airport , wit

h aprecisio n approach . • Ad d 10 0 fee t to all approach minimums , especiall y a t night . • Weathe r minimum s a t th e Departur e airport , fo r flight bein g conducte di n IM C conditions , ar e a t o r abov e 1000 ' / 3 m i (DAY ) o r 2000 ' / 3 m i (NIGHT ) • Fo r flight s conducte d i n IM C conditions , ther

e ar e airport s enrout e wit h curren t an d forecaste d minimum

s a t o r abov e 800 ' / 2 mi .Destinatio n airpor t minimums , fo

r IM C conditions , a

t destinatio n airpor t a t ET A +/- 1 hou

r mus t b e a t o r abov e 1000 ' / 3 m i (DAY ) o r 2000 ' / 3 m i (NIGHT ) Weathe r minimum s a

t th e Departur

e an darriva l airport , fo

r aflight bein g conducte d in VM C conditions , ar

e abov e 3000 7 5 m

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t fo r al l flights does no

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