AFS-16-8450-E April 7, 2016

Exemption No. 9692D Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2001-10875

Ms. Sheryl Israel Counsel for Fresh Water Adventures, Inc. Hogan Lovells US LLP 555 Thirteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20004

Dear Ms. Israel:

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption No. 9692, as amended. It transmits our decision, explains its basis, and gives you the conditions and limitations of the exemption, including the date it ends.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated January 29, 2016, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of Fresh Water Adventures, Inc. (FWA) for an extension of Exemption No. 9692, as amended. That exemption from § 91.323(b)(4) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows FWA to operate its Grumman Goose G-21A amphibian aircraft at a weight that exceeds the certificated weight at which the climb performance was demonstrated.

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 FWA.

Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 9692, as amended, remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest.2

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 Fresh Water Adventures, Inc. (FWA) an exemption from 14 CFR § 91.323(b)(4) to allow FWA to operate its Grumman Goose G-21A amphibian aircraft at a weight that exceeds the certificated weight at which the climb performance was demonstrated, subject to the conditions and limitations listed below.

Conditions and Limitations

1. Before any operation is conducted under this exemption, the FAA principal operations inspector (POI) assigned to FWA must amend FWA’s operations specifications to include this exemption.

2. Before any operation is conducted under this exemption, FWA must provide the POI with acceptable documentation applicable to each route FWA proposes to operate, demonstrating to the POI’s satisfaction that suitable alternative landing areas that would permit a safe landing by the affected aircraft in the event of the failure of one engine are available at all times.

a. This documentation must establish to the POI’s satisfaction that the proposed landing area is free of hazards including, but not limited to, ice, logs, vehicles and vessels, persons, any wildlife, or any other obstacle that could endanger a safe landing; and

b. This documentation must establish to the POI’s satisfaction that the proposed route to each landing area is free of any obstruction that extends above the surface that could endanger the descent to the landing area.

3. Each FWA pilot in command must be trained in the provisions contained in this exemption before conducting operations under this exemption.

4. All operations under this exemption are limited to visual flight rules conditions.

5. This exemption is not valid for operations outside the United States.3

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 9692, as amended, to May 31, 2018, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

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John S. Duncan Director, Flight Standards Service