AFS-16-10576-E July 21, 2016

Exemption No. 9727D Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2007-29293

Ms. Joan Canny

General Counsel Amerijet International, Inc.

2800 South Andrews Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316

Dear Ms. Canny:

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption No. 9727, as amended. It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists the

conditions and limitations.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated March 30, 2016, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of Amerijet International, Inc. (Amer ijet) for an extension of Exemption No. 9727, as amended. That exemption from §§ 63.37(b)(1) and (2) and Appendix C(a)(3)(iv)(a) to part 63 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CF R) allows the training of its airframe and powerplant mechanics in accordance with a flight time standard that may be satisfied through

the use of a Level C or Level D simulator.

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 updated the Conditions and Limitations associated with Exemption No. 9727D to clarify that this exemption exists separately from Exemption No. 4901. Previous Conditions and Limitations of Exemption No. 9727D stated that “the student may be issued a conditional flight engineer airman certificate (reflecting conditions similar to those set forth in ATA Exemption No. 4901) ... ” The FAA has added the applicable conditions and limitations2

from Exemption No. 4901 to Exemption No. 9727D so that the requirements concerning the restricted flight engineer certificate are clear.

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 Amerijet.

Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 9727, 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. §§ 106(f), 40113, and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegated to me, Amerijet International, Inc. is granted an extension of its exemption from §§ 63.37(b)(1) and (2) and Appendix C(a)(3)(iv)(a) to part 63 that allows the training of its airframe and powerpl ant mechanics in accordance with a flight time standard that may be satisfied through the use of a Level C or Level D simulator, subject to the following conditions and limitations.

Conditions and Limitations

1. The trainee must:

(a) Be employed by Amerijet as an airframe and powerplant mechanic, qualified on the Boeing 727, and have completed all appropriate training to function without supervision within the stated discipline;

(b) Hold an appropriate medical certificate; and

(c) Hold or have applied for a radio telephony license.

2. Amerijet will revise its approved flight engineer training curriculum to include the line observation and line oriented flight trai ning (LOFT) programs defined in Condition Nos. 3 and 4 of this exemption and ensure the following specific areas are addressed:

(a) The elements of radiotelephone communications, both very high frequency and high frequency, and the important role that proper communication plays in air traffic and long distance operational control;

(b) The elements of the role flightcrews and, particularly, the flight engineer play in aviation commerce; and

(c) Preflight training on an actual aircraft.

3. Amerijet must develop and implement a line observation program module that will be conducted following basic indoctrination training and prior to commencing Boeing 727 systems training.3

(a) The line observation program module must be submitted to Amerijet’s principal operations inspector for approval and include a requirement for the trainee to “shadow” a qualified flight engineer during the accomplishment of scheduled activities (e.g., pre- and post-flight duties, takeoff and landing data performance calculations, aircraft loading, weight and balance calculations, etc.);

(b) Amerijet must ensure the trainee has an operable aircraft compatible headset for all flights in the line observation program module, and the trainee is required to monitor all intercom and radio activities that an assigned flight engineer would normally monitor; and

(c) This line observation program must require the trainee to complete at least

10 hours of line observation activities and a minimum of four scheduled revenue flight segments.

4. In addition, to the LOFT scenario(s) that are currently contained in Amerijet’s approved curriculum, Amerijet must develop an additional qualification LOFT that is specifically designed to emphasize:

(a) Flight engineer duties and management of the checklist;

(b) Accomplishment of abnormal procedures;

(c) The elements of crew resource management, particularly the role the flight engineer plays on the team; and

(d) Workload management scenarios where crew coordination and decisions need to be made based on external contingencies involving high workload situations (e.g., an immediate landing due to a critical emergency situation).

5. Restricted Flight Engineer Certificate:

(a) Following the satisfactory completion of the approved training program and flight engineer practical test, the trainee may be issued a restricted flight engineer airman certificate. The certificate must include the following statement: “This certificate is subject to the provisions of Exemption No. 9727,

as amended.”

(b) Amerijet must ensure the holder of a restricted flight engineer certificate issued under this exemption understands that the certificate may only be used in service as a required flight engineer crewmember under the supervision of an Amerijet flight engineer check airman, approved by the Administrator, during the initial 18 hours of operating experience. The 18 hours of supervised operating experience, must include a minimum of five scheduled revenue flight segments.4

(c) After satisfactory completion of the supervised operating experience, the airman must complete a line check given by a qualified Amerijet flight engineer check airman.

(d) In addition, if the flight engineer check airman conducting the operating experience or line check notes discrepancies in the performance of duties by the qualifying flight engineer and recommends additional training and further observation in the areas of discrepancy, Amerijet must ensure the recommended additional training and further line observation is completed satisfactorily before issuing the letter described in paragraph 5(e).

(e) Upon satisfactory completion of the line check, Amerijet must issue a letter of competence to the airman stating the airman has satisfactorily completed the supervised operating experience and line check required by this exemption and that the restriction on the certificate no longer applies.

(f) Amerijet must ensure the airman understands that when serving in part 121 operations conducted under the authority of this exemption, the airman must maintain in his or her possession at all times the letter of competence and restricted flight engineer certificate.

(g) Amerijet must ensure the airman understands that after the issuance of the letter of competence, the airman must apply to any Flight Standards District Office for the issuance of a permanent unr estricted flight engineer certificate. The airman must submit a copy of the letter of competence with the application.

6. Amerijet will notify its certificate holding district office (CHDO) prior to the initiation of any training under this exemption.

7. Amerijet will keep records for all persons trained under this exemption, and those records will identify the trainee and describe how the candidate was trained under the exemption.

8. Amerijet will provide the CHDO with the results of all flight engineer training completed under this exemption.

9. The testing of each trainee must include actual aircraft preflight (as opposed to pictorial presentations), and emergency and abnormal operations in the full flight

simulator.

10. A Level C or Level D full flight simulator must be used to meet the flight time requirements of §§ 63.37(b)(1) and (2) and Appendix C(a)(3)(iv)(a) to part 63.5

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 9727, as amended, to July 31, 2018, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/
John Barbagallo Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service