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Service s Ai r Method s Corporatio n 730 1 SouthPeori a Englewood , C O 80112-413 3 Dear Sir/Madame , Ai r Method s Corporatio n request s anexemptio nfromSectio n91.20 3 an d47.4 9 o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s (FAR ) t o th e exten t necessar y t o permi t

temporar y operatio n o f

U.S
. registere daircraf

t i ndomesti c 13 5 operation s withou t th e aircraf

t registratio n o r

airworthines s certificate s o nboard
. Ai r Method s request s relie f

fromth e followin g regulations : (1 ) Sectio n91.203(a ) states , i n pertinen t part , that n o perso nma y operat e acivi l aircraf t unles s i t ha s withi n i t

a n appropriat e an dcurren t airworthines s certificat e an da regisfratio n certificate
. (2 ) Sectio n 91.203(b ) states , i n pertinen t part , that n o perso nma y operat e acivi l aircraf t unles s th e airworthines s certificat e i s displaye da t th e cabi no r

cockpi t enfranc e s o that

i t i s legibl e t o passenger s o r crew . (3 ) Sectio n 47.49 , permit s th e holde r o f acertificat e o f

aircraf t registratio nt o apply , an d pa y th e fee , for

aduplicat e certificat e o f regisfratio nan dobtai natemporar y certificat e b y collec t telegra mi f

th e holde r

need s t o operat e th e aircraf t befor e receip t

o f th e duplicat e certificate
. Regardles s o f

th e precaution s take nb y Ai r Method s Corporation , aircraf t regisfratio nan d airworthines s certificate s occasionall y disappear , ar e lost , o r ar e mutilated
. Th e FA A Aircraf t Registr y at

Oklahom aCity , onl y provide s servic e for replacemen t

certificate s from8:0 0 a.m . t o 4:3 0 p.m . CST , Monda y throug hFriday , therefor e an y missin g registratio ncertificate s discovere doutsid e o f thes e hour s an dday s wil l resul t i ndelays an ddisruptio n o f

critica l medica l service
.

730 1 Sout h Peori a . Englewood , Colorado , US A8011 2

. 303-792-740 0

. FA X 303-790-049 9Eve n i f aregisfratio n certificat e i s foun ddurin g norma l busines s hours , i t i s disruptiv e o r unnecessaril y expensiv e t o obtai n atelegraphi c registratio ncertificat e o r airworthines s certificate
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th e curren t

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hav e th e applicatio nan dfe e i nhan d befor e atemporar y telegraphi c authorizatio ncanb e sent . Sinc e Ai r Method s ha s obtaine dth e prope r Aircraf t Registratio nan dAirworthines s Certificates , th e los s o f

thes e certificate s doe s not reflec t achang e i nownership , registratio n number , o r

stat e o f airworthines s o f

th e aircraft
. Th e certificate s hav e no t bee n surrendered , revoked , o r suspended , an dth e aircraf t remai ni nAi r

Method s operation s specification s an dar e maintaine dunde r th e approve dmaintenanc e program . Th e missin g certificate s wil l resul t i nasignifican t

los s o f publi c service
. Th e resultin g flight dela y o r inabilit y t o respon dt o a

nemergenc y "Lif

e Flight " cal l cause s anadvers e impac t t o th e publi c needin g critica l medica l respons e an dfransport services
. Exemptio n 5318 1 currentl y set s precedent s for thi s requeste dexemption
. Thi s exemptio n grant s al l AT A member s relie f fromth e above FAR s wherea s t o th e exten t necessar y t o permi t temporar y operatio n o f

U.S
. registere daircraf

t i ndomesti c airlin e operation s withou t th e registratio n o r

airworthines s certificate s o nboard
. Accordingly , Ai r

Method s request s anexemptio nfromSection s 91.20 3 an d47.4 9 t o th e exten t necessar y t o permi t

temporar y operation s o f U.S
. registere daircraf

t i ndomesti c operation s withou t

th e regisfratio n o r

airworthines s certificat e o nboardunti l suc htim e a s th e lost , stolen , o r

mutilate dcertificat e canb e replaced
. Ai r Method s request s the y b e grante dauthorit y fo r

th e compan y t o operat e a naircraf t wit hacertificat e missin g fo r a perio do f u p t o 5 day s withth e followin g procedures : (1 ) Allo w continue doperation s withi nth e contiguou s 4 8 state s for th e nex t 3 workin g day s withacop y o f th e Gran t

Exemptio nan d associate dOperation s Specificatio nauthorizin g it s us e i nth e affecte d airworthines s an d/

o r regisfratio ncertificat e holde r o nth e aircraft
. (2 ) A logboo k

entry stating : "Thi s aircraf t i s bein g operate dwithou t a certificat e o f

registratio no r

acertificat e o f

airworthines s (a s applicable) , unde r

th e provision s o f

Exemptio nNo
. for a perio do f 3 workin g days , no t

includin g weekend s o r

Federa l holidays , followin g th e start

o f th e nex t busines s da y beginning : Time : Date : . " Th e individua l completin g th e logboo k entr y mus t als o includ e his/he r

signature , title , an dstatio nlocation
. (3 ) Immediat e notificatio nt o th e Fligh t Standard s Distric t

Offic e (FSDO ) Principl e Maintenanc e Inspecto r (PMI ) (o r

thei r designee ) that

th e provision s o f

th e exemptio nwer e utilized
. (4 ) Timel y applicatio nt o th e FA A t o obtai nth e necessary certificate
.

Applicatio n for

aduplicat e Aircraf

t Registratio nCertificat e o r a replacemen t

Airworthines s Certificat e a s applicable
.(5 ) Al l procedure s wil l identif y b y jo b titl e specifi c dutie s an d responsibilities
. Ai r Method s i s confiden t

that grantin g o f

th e requeste dexemptio nwoul dno t reduc e th e leve l o f safety sinc e th e assigne dFA A PM I i s cognizan t o f th e regisfratio nan d airworthines s statu s o f

th e aircraf

t i nth e fleet, an di t

wil l not hav e advers e impac t

o nth e interest s o f

th e aircraf

t owner s o r

o ngovernmen t

agencies
. Grantin g o f

thi s exemptio ni s i n th e publi c interes t

sinc e i t wil l allo w Ai r

Method s t o continu e t o provid e reliabl e an d timel y servic e t o support

th e critica l medica l need s o f th e publi c whil e reducin g operatin g cost s an dincreasin g revenue s b y reducin g aircraf t ou t o f servic e time
. If yo u hav e an y question s concernin g thi s reques t for exemptio npleas e contac t m e at (303)792-755 8 o r

e-mai l m e at

agray@airmethods.com
. Sincerely ,

Archi e Gra y . • Vic e Presiden t

o f Aviatio n Support

Service s Ai r Method s Corporatio n