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May 19 , 2015

Exemption No. 9887D Regulatory Docket No. FAA

- 2007

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. Kimberly Lascell Director, Airworthiness, and Certification Gulfstream Aerospace Corporatio n P.O. Box 2206 Savannah, GA 31402

- 2206

Dear Ms

. Lascell :

This lette r is to inform you that we have extended Exemption No . 9887 , as amended . It explains the basis for our decision and describes its effect , and lists the conditions and

limitations

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The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated Mar ch 18, 2015, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation (Gulfstream ) for an extension of Exemption No. 9887, as amended. That exemption from § 61.57(a) a nd (b) and 142.1 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows Gulfstream production and engineering flight test pilots to use any one of Gulfstream’s GII, GIII, GIV, GV, GI V

- X, GVI, and GV

- SP airplanes or a Level B, C, or D simulator that repre sents one of the types of Gulfstream airplanes to meet the recent takeoff and landing experience requirements of § 61.57, with out Gulfstream holding a

14 CFR part 142 certificate.

In your petition, you indicate that there has been no change in the conditi ons and reasons relative to public interest and safety that were the basis for granting the original exemption.2

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition

in the Federal Register because the requested extens ion of the exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Gulfstream

Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for th e issuance of Exemption No. 9887 , as amended, remains valid with r espect to this exemption and is in the public interest. Therefore, under the authority provide d by 49 U.S.C. § 106(f) 40113

, and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegat ed to me, I grant Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation an exemption from 14 CFR § 61. 57(a) and (b) to the extent necessary to allow Gulfstream production and engineering flight test pilots to use any one of Gulfstream’s GII, GIII, GIV, GV, GIV

- X, GVI

and GV

- SP airplanes or a Level B, C, or D simulator that represents one of the types of

Gu lfstream airplanes to meet the recent takeoff and landing experience requirements of § 61.57, without Gulfstream holding a 14 CFR part 142 certificate, subject to the conditions

and limitations listed below.

Conditions and Limitations

1. This exemption appli es only to Gulfstream production and engineering test pilots who hold a pilot certificate with a type rating in at least one of the Gulfstream

manufactured GII, GIII, GIV, GV, GIV

- X, GVI and GV

- SP airplanes, while engaged in flight operations in one of tho se airplanes on behalf of Gulfstream.

2. Each pilot in command (PIC) subject to this exemption meeting the requirements of § 61.57(a) and (b) in one of the type of Gulfstream GII, GIII, GIV, GV, GIV

- X, GVI

and GV

- SP turbojet airplanes will be considered to h ave met the requirements of § 61.57(a) and (b) for the remaining types of GII, GIII, GIV, GV, GIV

- X, GVI and

GV

- SP airplanes.

3. Each PIC subject to this exemption may meet the requirements of § 61.57(a) and (b) in a Level B, C, or D simulator that represent s any of the Gulfstream GII, GIII, GIV, GV,

GIV

- X, GVI and GV

- SP airplanes in which the person is to serve as PIC, subject to the following:

a. Since the beginning of the pr eceding 12 calendar months, the pilot must complete the requirements of § 61.57(a) an d (b) in one of the Gulfstream GII, GIII, GIV, GV, GIV

- X, GVI or GV

- SP airplanes;

b. Since the beginning of the preceding 12 calendar months, the pilot must accomplish 100 hours of pilot time, 10 hours of which must be in one of the GII, GIII, GIV , GV, GIV

- X

, GVI or GV

- SP airplanes;3

c. Since the beginning of the preceding 6 calendar months, the pilot must accomplish 50 hours of pilot time, 5 hours of which must be in one of the GII, GIII, GIV , GV, GIV

- X, GVI or GV

- SP airplanes;

d. The simulators used must be qual ified under 14 CFR part 60 or be a previously qualified simulator as defined in § 60.17(a) and approved by the FAA for all

maneuver s required by this exemption ;

e. The simulator instructor must be designated as a flight simulator instructor for the respectiv e simulator type under the part in which the simulator is approved;

f. The pilot must make three takeoffs and three landings to full stop, subject to the following requirements:

i. The takeoffs and landings must be accomplished under the supervision

of a simul ator instructor who certifies the pilot being observed is proficient in making takeoffs and landings; and

ii. The pilot must be the sole manipulator of the flight controls.

g. The takeoffs and landings must include at least one takeoff with a simulated

failure of the most critical powerplant and at least one landing from an instrument landing system (ILS) approach to the lowest ILS minimums for which the pilot and airplane are authorized; and

h. The flight simulator’s visual system must be adjusted to display a v isual scene representing the period between 1 hour after sunset until 1 hour before sunrise.

4. A copy of this exemption must be provided to each PIC who operates under the terms of this exemption.

5. A copy of this exemption must be presented to representativ es of the Administrator
upon request.

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 9889, as amended, to June 30, 2017 unless sooner superseded or rescinded

.

Sincerely,

/s/ John Barbagallo Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service