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. 
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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. 
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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, 

//s// 

John S. Duncan 

Director, Flight Standards Service