LAW OFFICES OF 

Jerry H. Trachtman, P.A. 

A PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION 

Jerry H. Trachtman 

.ard Certified Aviation Attorney 

Of Counsel 

John E. Faulk 

Admitted in Georgia 

Mr. Mel Cintron 

August 16, 2011 

Division Mgr, General Aviation and Commercial Division AFS-800 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Orville Wright Building (FOB10A) 

800 Independence Ave., SW 

Washington, DC 20591 

Mr. James Van Laak 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation 

Federal Aviation Administration 

FAA/AST-2 

Orville Wright Building 

800 Independence Ave., SW 

Washington, DC 20591 

Re: Starfighters, Inc. 

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Dear Mr. Cintron and Mr. Van Laak: 

1735 West Hibiscus Boulevard 

Suite 300 

Melbourne, F ... 32901 

Telephone (321) 723-8281 

Facsimile (321) 394-4033 

My client, Starfighters, Inc., is a Florida corporation which operates F-104 

aircraft in support of government (primarily NASA and DOD) and private/commercial 

entities requiring a cost effective means to carry scientific payloads at high speeds and to 

high altitude (both captive and air launched). Capable of speeds in excess of Mach 2, 

extreme acceleration, and the ability to pull 7 g's or more, the F-I04 provides a platform 

to test rocket components, tracking sensors and space-bound equipment. The aircraft 

can also create microgravity conditions for a short time. The company has flown 

microgravity experiments, spacecraft parts and a digital camera now aboard the 

International Space Station to make sure it could withstand launch conditions. 

Researchers are developing projects using the F-I04 to try'out everything from space 

traffic control to hardware destined to fly in space. 

BACKGROUND 

Starfighters, Inc. began operating out of the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) at the 

Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida in October 2009, under a formal Space Act 

Agreement approved by the Center Director. As stated in the Agreement, "The Parties 

further agree that the primary purpose of granting Starfighters a right to use the SLF 

and occupy facilities on KSC as a tenant organization is to further their shared interest in 

F:unnortin!! test. develooment. and training activities associated with the emerging 
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Mr. James Van Laak 

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far the only, commercial aviation activity at KSC. The State of Florida's aerospace 

economic development agency, Space Florida, has been a supporter of Starfighters, Inc. 

since it began operations in 2007 under its initial temporary S.pace Act Agreement, and 

is working with many companies who would like to use its services. Starfighters, Inc.'s 

commitment to safety and excellence has highlighted it not only to Space Florida and 

NASA, but also to the Economic Development Commission of Florida's Space Coast, the 

Florida/NASA Grant Consortium, Florida Institute of Technology, Embry Riddle 

Aeronautical University, the Florida High-Tech Corridor,and the Florida Legislature as 

well as the Pentagon and DARPA. 

With the new era of passenger-carrying commercial space flight upon us, 

Starfighters, Inc. has developed -a training syllabus using the F-I04 to prepare future 

commercial space flight crews and space flight participants (passengers) for the suborbital launch (high altitude and high-G) environment they will experience. This is NOT 

pilot training, but it is "flight training" in the broadest sense. 

All of the StarfighterS, Inc. F-I04 aircraft have Experimental airworthiness 

certificates, issued under FAR 21. 191(d). FAR 91.319(a) prohibits carrying persons or 

property for compensation or hire in an aircraft with an Experimental airworthiness 

certificate. FAR 91.319Ch) allows the FAA to provide relief from FAR 91.319Ca) for the 

purpose of conducting "flight training", by issuing a Letter of Deviation Authority 

(LODA). In order to carry out its activities in support of training future commercial 

space flight crews and space flight participants for the sub-orbital launch environment 

they will experience, Starfighters, Inc. applied for, and in October 2009 the FAA issued, 

a Letter of Deviation Authority for Conducting Flight Training in Experimental Category 

Aircraft pursuant to 14 CFR Section 91.319(h). Although the application submitted to 

the FAA for the LODA spelled out in detail the operations to be conducted by 

Star-fighters, Inc., none of which includes any pilot training, the LODA was issued on an 

FAA template authorizing the use of experimental category aircraft for initial pilot 

training. 

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By letter to Starfighters, Inc. dated June 22, 2010, the FAA (North Florida FSDO15) stated that after "several conversations with FAA Headquarters in Washington" it 

was concluded that the LODA should be suspended "until an acceptable flight training 

program is submitted and approved." The letter went on to state that the training 

program which had been submitted by Starfighters, Inc. in support of its LODA 

application was "deficient" because information was missing in eight named areas. All 

the information claimed to be missing was in fact included in the LODA application to 

the extent applicable, given the fact that there is no pilot training involved. Upon 

suspension of the LODA, Starfighters, Inc. shut down its operations at great financial 

loss, and has attempted by diligent (but fruitless) effort to obtain authority from the 

FAA to carry on its business. 

On October 1,2010, Starfighters, Inc. petitioned the FAA for an exemption from 
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and on February 18, 2011 the petition for an exemption was denied. 

Its LODA having been suspended despite all required information being 

furnished to the FSDO (albeit in a form the FSDO apparently had difficulty 

interpreting), and its petition for an exemption having been denied for stated reasons 

which are not accurate, Starfighters, Inc. is providing this submission to you in an effort 

to clarify its proposed operations and obtain authorization, whether by LODA, 

exemption, or both, to conduct its activities in support of commercial space flight: 

Carrying persons or property for compensation or hire in its F-104 aircraft. 

RENEWED REOUEST AND REGULATORY BASIS FOR A LODA 

FAR 91.319(a) provides that no person may operate an aircraft that has an 

experimental certificate (1) for other than the purpose for whtch the certificate was 

issued; or (2) carrying persons or property for compensation or hire. 

FAR 91.319(h) provides that the FAA may issue deviation authority providing 

relief from the provisions of paragraph (a) of this section for the purpose of conducting 

"flight training" (quotes added). The FAA will issue this deviation authority as a Letter 

of Deviation Authority (LODA). 

FAA Order 8900.1, Volume 3, Ch 11 ["USE OF AIRCRAI:'! ISSUED 

EXPERIMENTAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATES IN FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FOR 

COMPENSATION OR HIRE"], Section 1 ["Use of Aircraft Issued Experimental 

Certificates in Flight Training for Compensation or Hire"], parag 3-291 ["Background"]C 

["Provision for Issuance of Deviation Authority"] permits the FAA to issue a LODA to an 

applicant "for the purpose of conducting flight training when the aircraft intended to be 

used will not be operated for a purpose for which its certificate was issued, or when the 

aircraft will be used to carry persons or property for compensation or hire. (Emphasis 

Added). 

Pursuant to FAR 91.319 and FAA Order 8900.1, a LODA can be issued EITHER 

for flight training OR for carrying persons or property for compensation or hire. 

"Flight training" is not defined in FAR 1. Common use of the term"flight training" 

is not limited to only pilot training, and includes what is contemplated to be done by 

StarSghters, Inc. with space flight participants and crew: ground training, and flying (as 

a passenger) in the F-I04 including the typical launch profile that space flight 

participants and crew will experience on sub-orbital commercial space flights, so they 

can experience and learn to tolerate the altitude and G-force environment they will be 

subjected to. If the intent of Order 8900.1 is to limit issuance of a LODA to "pilot 

training" it would use the term "pilot training" instead of authorizing a LODA for "fl!ght 

training" . 
Mr. Mel Cintron 

Mr. James Van Laak 

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contained in FAA Order 8900.1, Volume 3, Ch 11, Section 1, parag 3-292 ["FLIGHT 

TRAINING IN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT"]A ["Use of Experimental Aircraft for 

Flight Training"] which provides that, "Other than the person receiving flight training, 

the operation must not involve the carriage of persons or property for compensation or 

hire or be prohibited by the aircraft's operating limitations." This clearly means that 

when giving flight training under the LODA, it is impermissible to ALSO carry other 

perS0ns or property for compensation or hire. Any other meaning would be in direct 

conflict with FAA Order 8900.1, Volume 3, Ch 11 ["USE OF AIRCRAFT ISSUED 

EXPERIMENTAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATES IN FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FOR 

COMPENSATION OR HIRE"], Section 1 ["Use of Aircraft Issued Experimental 

Certificates in Flight Training for Compensation or Hire"], parag 3-291 ["Background"]C 

["Provision for Issuance of Deviation Authority"]. 

FAA Order 8900.1, Volume 3, Ch 11, Section 1, parag 3-293 [IIISSUANCE OF A 

LODA FOR THE PURPOSROF CONDUCTING FLIGHT TRAINING UNDER 

§91.319(h)"]B [IIBackgroundfl]2) provides in part that, "The FAA will issue training 

deviations to permit the conduct of training that can only be accomplished in aircraft 

with experimental certificates. II Use of the word "training" instead of "pilot training" 

confirms intent to authorize by LODA more than just "pilot training." This paragraph 

further states that "flight training" considered acceptable for the issuance of a LODA 

consists of seven specific areas of pilot training, and also includes "OTHER SPECIFIC 

TRAINING APPROVED BY THE GENERAL AVIATION AND COMMERCIAL 

DIVISION, AFS-800" This reaffirms that issuing of a LODA is not intended to be limited 

only to pilot training, and that "other specific training", such asthe non-pilot 

commercial space flight crew and passenger training proposeQ.by Starfighters, Inc., may 

be approved and authorized by AFS-800. This is one reason why this letter is being 

furnished to AFS-800. 

Starfighters, Inc.'s original request for issuance o(a LODA included detailed 

information and documentation-describing its operations involving use of F-104 aircraft 

for non-pilot flight training of commercial space flight participants and crew, as well as 

the carrying of property (e.g., tracking sensors, hardware destined to fly in space, 

microgravity experiments, spacecraft parts) for third parties including NASA and DOD. 

That information is repeated herein: 

Name/Address of applicant: Starfighters, Inc. 

1608 N. Jasmine Ave 

Tarpon Springs, FL 34689 

Name/Contact information of responsible person: Richard W. Svetkoff 

1608 N. Jasmine Ave 

Tarpon Springs, FL 34689 

(72 7) 452 -8817 

Details of the type of trainin s ecific aircraft make models .used: 
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Mr. James Van Laak 

Pages 

Copies of each aircraft's airworthiness certificate and FAA-issued operating limitations: 

See Exhibit B enclosed 

Training program as specified in FAA Order 8900.1, Volume 3, Ch 11, Section 1, parag 3-

293 ["ISSUANCE OF A LODA FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING FLIGHT 

TRAINING UNDER §91.319(h)"] D [FAA Procedure]: 

See Exhibit C enclosed, as applicable to the non-pilot training to be performed. 

Based upon the foregoing, it is respectfully requested that a Letter of Deviation 

Authority be issued pursuant to FAR 91.319(h), to permit Starfighters, Inc. to carry 

persons or property for compensation or hire in its F-I04 aircraft, and that the aircraft 

operating limitations be amended consistent therewith. 

RENEWED PETITION AND BASIS FOR AN EXEMPTION 

The reasons stated by the FAA for the denial of Starfighters, Inc.'s October 1, 

2010 petition for an exemption from the requirements of FAR 91.319(a) [No person may 

carry persons or property for compensation or hire in an aircraft that has an 

Experimental airworthiness certificate] are not based on fact. The denial states that for 

the operations contemplated, Starfighters, Inc. must receive "prior approval" from the 

FAA Office of Commercial Space. This is not true. Starfighters, Inc. is not operating a 

launch or reentry facility, and is not carrying persons or property into space. It is also 

stated in the denial that a grant of exemption would not be in the public interest, and 

would not provide a level of safety "at least equal to that provided by the rule from which 

the exemption is sought." Clearly, the public as a whole benefits from the advancement 

of commercial space activities by the private sector. To say otherwise is to fly in the face 

of the course set for future manned space flight by the President of the United States. As 

to safety, the rule from which exemption is sought prohibits all flight for compensation 

or hire in experimental aircraft. How can any level of safety be put in place that is 

equivalent to not flying at all? Starfighters, Inc. has documented in depth the 

extraordinary safety measures it employs, which measures far exceed anything done by 

anyone else in the industry, and which have resulted in a perfect safety record. The 

exemption denial also asserts that "several of the proposed operations are not suitable 

for an aircraft in the experimental exhibition category and would be more appropriately 

conducted in accordance with an experimental research and development certification." 

This statement is without any basis whatsoever in fact. Under FAR 21.191(a), 

experimental research and development certification applies only to, "Testing new 

aircraft design concepts, new aircraft equipment, new aircraft installations, new aircraft 

operating techniques, or new uses for aircraft." Starfighters, Inc. has not requested 

authorization for any such testing operations. While the~proposed operations may not 

precisely fit the flying mold contemplated by experimental exhibition certification, they 

also do not fit any other certification category. Flight operations in support of 

commercial space flight, such as the carriage of persons and property for the purposes 

ro osed by Starfi hters I c. are not contem lated by an rovisions of the FAR's. 
Mr. Mel Cintron 

Mr. James Van Laak 

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Starfighters, Inco's original Petition for an Exemption included detailed 

information and documentation describing its operations involving use ofF-104 aircraft 

for non-pilot flight training of commercial space flight participants and crew, as well as 

the carrying of property (e.g., tracking sensors, hardware destined to fly in space, 

microgravity experiments, spacecraft parts) for third parties including NASA and DOD. 

That information is repeated herein: 

Name, mailing address, 

telephone, fax , and email: Starfighters, Inc. 

Richard W. Svetkoff 

1608 N. Jasmine Ave 

Tarpon Springs, FL 34689 

Tel. (727) 452-8817 

No Fax 

Email: rick.svetkoff@starfighters.net 

Specific section of 14 CFR from which exemption is sought: 91.319(a) 

Extent of relief sought, and the reason relief is sought: Authorization to operate 

F-104 aircraft for compensation or hire, in non-pilot flight training of commercial space 

flight participants and crew; carrying of property for compensation or hire (e.g., tracking 

sensors, hardware destined to fly in space, experiments, spacecraft parts) for third 

parties including NASA and DOD in support of the testing of such future space-bound 

hardware, and the conduct of experiments. Relief is sought because FAR 91.319(a) 

prohibits carrying persons or property for compensation or hire in an aircraft with an 

experimental airworthiness certificate. Additionally, if the FAR 91.319(h) exemption is 

construed to be inapplicable to the operations proposed by Starfighters, Inc. in support 

of commercial space flight activities (a contention which Starfighters, Inc. believes 

would be incorrect), then an exe_mption would be the only means by which Starfighters, 

Inc. could conduct its operations in support of commercial space flight activities. 

Reasons why granting the request would be in the public interest: This is 

consistent with the Commercial Space Launch Act, and the regulations promulgated 

thereunder, with the stated goal of developing the commercial space industry in the U.S. 

The public as a whole benefits from the advancement of commercial space activities by 

the private sector, as mandated by the President of the United States and the 

Administrator of NASA. See also: 

Title 51, Subtitle V, Ch 509 Commercial Space Launch Activities 

§50901. Findings and purposes 

(a) Findings. Congress finds that-

(7) the United States should encourage private sector launches, reentries, 

and associated services 

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and, only to the extent necessary, regulate those "'... 
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safety of property, and national security and foreign policy interests of the 

United States; 

(8) space transportation, including the establishment and operation of 

launch sites, and complementary facilities, the providing oflaunch services 

and reentry services, and the providing of support services, is an important 

element of the' transportation system of the United States, and in 

connection with the commerce of the United States there is a need to 

develop a strong space transportation infrastructure with significant 

private sector involvement. 

(11) private industry has begun to develop commercial launch vehicles 

capable of carrying human beings into space and greater private 

investment in these efforts will stimulate the Nation's commercial space 

transportation industry as a whole. 

§ 50902. Definitions 

(6) "launch services" means-

(A) activities involved in the preparation of a launch vehicle, payload, crew 

(including crew training), or space flight participant for launch; 

14 CFR §460.1 Crew Qualifications and Training 

(b) Each member of a flight crew must demonstrate an ability to withstand the 

stresses of space flight, which may include high acceleration or deceleration, 

micro gravity, and vibration, in significant condition to safely carry out his or her 

duties so that the vehicle will not harm the public. 

(c) A pilot and remote operator must-

(3) Receive vehicle and mission-specific training for each phase of flight by 

using one or more of the following-

(ii) An aircraft whose characteristics are similar to the vehicle or that has 

similar phases of flight to the vehicle; 

Reasons why granting the exemption would not adversely affect safety: 

See Exhibit D enclosed 

It is respectfully requested that the FAA not publish a summary of this petition 

for exemption, as authorized in 14 CFR sect. 11.87. A summary was previously published 

incident to the petition for exemption filed on October 1, 2010, and there were no 

comments. Delaying action on this petition will add to the financial burden already 

suffered by Starfighters, Inc. when it ceased operations upon suspension of its LODA. It 

is further requested that, given the factually incorrect conclusions stated in the February 

18,2011 denial of the original petition for exemption, the requested exemption be 

granted immediately. 
Mr. Mel Cintron 

Mr. James Van Laak 

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Based upon the foregoing, it is respectfully requested that an exemption to FAR 

91.319Ca) be issued pursuant to 14 CFR Part 11, to permit Starfighters, Inc. to carry 

persons or property for compensation or hire in its F-104 aircraft, and that the aircraft 

operating limitations be amended consistent therewith. 

We would like to meet with you personally, as soon as possible, to answer any 

questions or concerns you may have, and to furnish any additional information you may 

require. Please advise as to when a meeting can take place. 

Thank you for your consideration in this matter. 

Sincerely, 

JE CHTMAN, P.A. 

By:_-I--..,c......:.~~--I-.,.,-c-.-______ _ 

.TRACHTMAN 
EXHIBIT A 

Type of training / Aircraft specific makes and models to be used 

Type of training: 

• Non-pilot flight training for commercial space flight participants and crew 

Aircraft specific makes and models to be used: 

Present: 

• Lockheed CF-104D Starfighter (1 aircraft) 

• Lockheed CF-104G Starfighter (2 aircraft) 

Planned future: 

• Lockheed TF-104GjM Starfighter 

• Lockheed F-104S ASA-M Starfighter 
ExhihitB 

Copies of each present aircraft's airworthiness certificate and FAA-issued operating 

limitations are enclosed. . 

The airworthiness certificate and FAA-issued operating limitations for additional 

aircraft to be used in the future will be furnished prior to any such future aircraft 

becoming operational. 

N104RB - Lockheed CF-104D Starfighter 

1 
N 104RD - Lockheed CF -104G Starfighter 

i 

SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFlCATE 

N104RN - Lockheed CF-104G Starfighter 

DEPi\RTMENl 

SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE 

ARE A PART OF THIS CERTIFICATE 

DESiGNAT!ON OR OFFlCE NO 
U.S. Department 

of Tronsportaffon 

Federal Aviation 

Administration 

Orlando Flight Standards District Office 

ASO-FSDO-15 

5950 Hazeltine National Drive 

Suite# 500 

Orlando, Florida 32822-5023 

(407) 812-7700 FAX: (407) 812-7710 

EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LlMITATI,ONS 

ro~f\\}W~'- OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

Model 

Make 

LOCKHEED 

CF-104D 

Registration N.Q 

Serial N.Q 

I/AIW FAA ORDER 8130-2F 

PHASE I LIMITATIONS 

N104RB 

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(1) No person may operate this aircraft unless Form 8130-7 is displayed at the cabin or cockpit entrance so that it is 

visible to passengers or flightcrew members. 

(2) No person may operate this aircraft for other than the purpose of meeting the requirements of FAR 91.319(b), as 

stated in the program letter (required by FAR 21.193) for this aircraft. This aircraft must be operated in accordance 

with applicable air traffic and general operating rules of part 91, as well as all additional limitations herein prescribed 

under the provisions of FAR 91.319(e). These operaitng limitations are a part of the special airworthiness certificate, 

and are to be carried in the aircraft at all times and made available to the pilot in command of the aircraft. 

(3) This aircraft may only operate from NASA's Shuttle Landing Facility (KTTS) until the requirements of FAR 

91.319(b) have been met. The operator will use the described corridor (shown on the attached chart - 3 pages) to 

transition to that airport. After meeting the requirements of FAR 91.319(b), the aircraft may return to NASA's Shuttle 

Landing Facility (KTTS) and the established corridor will be used for all subsequent operations. 

(4) In accordance with FAR 47.45, the FAA Aircraft Registry must be notified within 30 days for any change of the 

aircraft registrant address. Such notification is to be made by submitting Aeronautical Center Form 8050-1 to AFS750 in Oklahoma City. 

(5) This aircraft must be operated for at least 2 hours with at least 3 takeoffs and landings (to a full stop), and aU 

operations must be conducted in the geographic area described and/or shown on the attached chart as the "Practice 

Area". 

NOTE: The airer:aft ml:lBt be af3eFateG/ aver af3M water ar sf3af8ely f3OfJlJlateG/ areas hav.wg light air t::affls. The size of 

the area shaH Rot 9*GeeG/ a 300 RalJtioal mile raG/ws west ef the west saaat of Fiorioo , 

(6) Application must be made to the geographically responsible FSDO ~or any revisions to these operating limitations. 

(7) This aircraft may not be operated over densely populated areas or in congested airways, except when otherwise 

directed by air traffic control. 

(8) This aircraft may be operated under Visual Flight Rules (VFR), day only. 

Pa e 1 of 10 - Effective 10/01/2009 
Model 

Make 

EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

LOCKHEED 

CF-104D 

Registration N9. 

Serial NQ 

N104RB 

104632 

(9) During the flight test phase, no person may be carried in this aircraft during flight unless that person is essential to 

the purpose of the flight. 

(10) The pilot in command of this aircraft must advise each passenger of the experimental nature of this aircraft, and 

explain that it does not meet the certification requirements of a standard certificated aircraft. 

(11) No person may operate this aircraft for carrying persons or property for compensation or hire. 

(12) Aerobatic maneuvers intended to be performed must be satisfactorily accomplished and recorded in the aircraft 

records during the flight test period. Aerobatic flight must be in compliance with FAR 91.303, unless a waiver is 

issued by the local Flight Standards District Office (FSDO). 

(13) This aircraft may not be operated unless the replacement times for life-limited parts specified in the applicable 

technical publications pertaining to the aircraft and its components are complied with. This aircraft, including its 

related components and systems, must be inspected in accordance with an approved inspection program selected 

under the provisions of FAR 91.409{e). This inspection program must be recorded in the aircraft maintenance 

records. 

(14) This aircraft must not be operated unless it is inspected and maintained in accordance with appropriate military 

technical publications and/or manufacturer's recommendations. The owner/operator must select, establish, identify, 

and use an inspection program as set forth in FAR 91.409{e), (f), (g), and (h). This inspection program must be 

recorded in the aircraft maintenance records. 

(15) Inspections must be recorded in the aircraft maintenance records showing the following, or a similarily worded, 

statement: "I certify that this aircraft has been inspected on [insert date] in accordance with the Starfighters Inc Aircraft 

Inspection Schedule & Maintenance Requirements, FSDO-approved program dated 08/17/2009, and found to be in a 

condition for safe operation". The entry will include the aircraft's total time-in-service (cycles if appropriate), and the 

name, signature, certificate number, and type of certificate held by the person performing the inspection. 

(16) Only FAA-certificated mechanics with appropriate ratings as authorized by FAR 43.3 may perform inspections 

required by these operating limitations. 

(17) The cognizant FSDO must be notified, and its response received in writing, prior to flying this aircraft after 

incorporation of a major change as defined by FAR 21.93. 

(18) This aircraft must display the word "EXPERIMENTAL" in accordance with FAR 45.23{b). 

(19) This aircraft must contain the placards, markings, etc., required by FAR 91.9. 

(20) The pilot in command of this aircraft must hold an appropriate category/class rating. If required for the type of 

aircraft to be flown, the pilot in command also must hold either an appropriate type rating or a letter of authorization 

issued by an FAA Flight Standards Operations Inspector. 

(21) The pilot in command of this aircraft must notify air traffic control of the experimental nature of this aircraft when 

operating into or out of airports with operating control towers. The pilot in command must plan routing that will avoid 

densely populated areas and congested airways when operating VFR. 
Model 

Make 

EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

LOCKHEED 

CF-104D 

Registration NQ 

Serial NQ 

N104RB 

104632 

(22) The pilot in command of this aircraft should be knowledgeable of and use the procedures described in the Classic 

Jet Aircraft Association's (formerly EAA's) Jet Operations Manual, or other procedures acceptable to the 

Administrator. . 

(23) The ejection seat system must be maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's procedures and inspected in 

accordance with the FSDO-approved inspection program applicable to this aircraft. In addition, the ejection seat 

system must be mechanically secured to prevent inadvertent operation of the system whenever the aircraft is parked 

or out of service. 

(24) The aircraft is prohibited from flight with any externally mounted equipment unless the eqUipment is permanently 

mounted in manner that will prevent in-flight jettison, and there is an entry in the aircraft records that flight testing has 

been accomplished with this equipment installed. 

(25) Following satisfactory completion of the required number of flight hours in the flight test area, the pilot must certify 

in the records that the aircraft has been shown to comply with FAR 91.319(b). Compliance with FAR 91.319(b) must 

be recorded in the aircraft records with the following, or similarly worded, statement: "I certify that the prescribed flight 

test hours have been completed and the aircraft is controllable throughout its normal range of speeds and throughout 

all maneuvers to be executed, has no hazardous operating characteristics or design features, and is safe for 

operation". 

(26) The owner/operator of this aircraft must submit an annual program letter update to the local FSDO that lists 

airshows, fly-ins, etc., that will be attended during the next year, coml\lencing at the time this aircraft is released into 

phase II operation. This list of events may be amended, as applicable, by letter or fax to the FSDO prior to the 

intended operation amendments. A copy of the current program letter - incliuding any amendments, and a copy of 

the highlighted aeronautical chart, when applicable, must be carried aboard this aircraft and be available to the pilot. 

(27) Aircraft instruments and equipment installed and used under FAR 91.205 must be inspected and maintained in 

accordance with the applicable requirements of parts 43 and 91. Any maintenance or inspection of this equipment 

must be recorded in the aircraft maintenance records. 

(28) This aircraft must not be used for glider towing, banner towing, or intentional parachute jumping. 

(29) This aircraft does not meet the requirements of the applicable, comprehensive, and detailed airworthiness code 

as provided by Annex 8 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. The owner/operator of this aircraft must 

obtain written permission from another country's CAA before operating this aircraft in or over that country. That 

written permission myst be carried aboard the aircraft together with the U.S. airworthiness certificate and, upon 

request, be made available to an ASI or the CAA in the country of operation. 

(30) Flights to airports other than an alternate airport and the airport where the aircraft is based are allowed for 

maintenance of the aircraft. (Maintenance, as defined in FAR 1.1, is the reference for the purpose of these flights.) 

Before the flight, the operator must notify and receive permission from the geographically responsible FSDO where 

the maintenance will take place, and notify the FSDO with the geographic responsibility where the aircraft is based of 

the intended maintenance flight The maintenance performed in connection with the flight must be recorded in the 

aircraft records in accordance with part 43. 

NOTE: The geographically responsible FSDO and the local area FSDO office where the maintenance will take place must 

concur prior to approving the flight request. 

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Model 

Make 

EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

LOCKHEED 

CF-104D 

Registration Nl! 

Serial Nl! 

PHASE II LIMITATIONS 

N104RB 

104632 

(1) No person may operate this aircraft unless Form 8130-7 is displayed at the cabin or cockpit entrance so that it is 

visible to passengers or flightcrew members. 

(2) In accordance with FAR 47.45, the FAA Aircraft Registry must be notified within 30 days for any change of the 

aircraft registrant address. Such notification is to be made by submitting Aeronautical Center Form 8050-1 to AFS750 in Oklahoma City. 

(3) Application must be made to the geographically responsible FSDO for any revisions to these operating limitations. 

(4) This aircraft may not be operated over densely populated areas or in congested airways, except when otherwise 

directed by air traffic control. . 

(5) No person may be carried in this aircraft during the exhibition of the aircraft's flight capabilities, performance, or 

unusual characteristics at airshows, or for motion picture, television, or similar productions, unless essential for the 

purpose of the flight. Passengers may be carried during flights to and from any event outlined in the program letter or 

during proficiency flying, limited to the design seating capacity of the aircraft. 

(6) The pilot in command of this aircraft must advise each passenger of the experimental nature of this aircraft, and 

explain that it does not meet the certification requirements of a standard certificated aircraft. 

(7) No person may operate this aircraft for carrying persons or property for compensation or hire, unless the aircraft is 

operated IIAIW FAA Order 8900.15, under a Letter of Deviation Authority {L.O.DA} issued to perform flight training 

for compensation or hire, permitted by FAR 91.319(h). 

(8) This aircraft may not be operated unless the replacement times for life-limited parts specified in the applicable 

technical publications pertaining to the aircraft and its components are complied with. This aircraft, including its 

related components and systems, must be inspected in accordance with an approved inspection program selected 

under the provisions of FAR 91.409(e). This inspection program must be recorded in the aircraft maintenance 

records. 

(9) This aircraft must not be operated unless it is inspected and maintained in accordance with appropriate military 

technical publications and/or manufacturer's recommendations. The owner/operator must select, establish, identify, 

and use an inspection program as set forth in FAR 91.409{e), (t), {g}, and (h). This inspection program must be 

recorded in the aircraft maintenance records. 

(10) Inspections must be recorded in the aircraft maintenance records showing the following, or a similarily worded, 

statement: "I certify that this aircraft has been inspected on [insert date] in accordance with the Starfighters Inc Aircraft 

Inspection Schedule & Maintenance Requirements, FSDO-approved program dated 07/01/2009, and found to be in a 

condition for safe operation". The entry will include the aircraft's total time-in-service (cycles if appropriate), and the 

name, signature, certificate number, and type of certificate held by the person performing the inspection. 

(11) Only FAA-certificated mechanics with appropriate ratings as authorized by FAR 43.3 may perform inspections 

required by these operating limitations. 
Model 

Make 

EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

LOCKHEED 

CF-104D 

Registration NQ 

Serial NQ 

N104RB 

104632 

(12) The cognizant FSDO must be notified, and its response received in writing, prior to flying this aircraft after 

incorporation of a major change as defined by FAR 21.93. 

(13) This aircraft must display the word "EXPERIMENTALIJ in accordance with FAR 45.23(b). 

(14) This aircraft must contain the placards, markings, etc., required by FAR 91.9. 

(15) The pilot in command of this aircraft must hold an appropriate category/class rating. If required for the type of 

aircraft to be flown, the pilot in command also must hold either an appropriate type rating or a letter of authorization 

issued by an FAA Flight Standards Operations Inspector. 

(16) The pilot in command of this aircraft must notify air traffic control of the experimental nature of this aircraft when 

operating into or out of airports with operating control towers. The pilot in command must plan routing that will avoid 

densely populated areas and congested airways when operating VFR. 

(17) The pilot in command of this aircraft should be knowledgeable of and use the procedures described in the Classic 

Jet Aircraft Association's (formerly EAA's) Jet Operations Manual, or other procedures acceptable to the 

Administrator. 

(18) The ejection seat system must be mechanically secured to prevent inadvertent operation of the system whenever 

the aircraft is parked or out of service. 

(19) The aircraft is prohibited from flight with any externally mounted etjuipment unless the equipment is permanently 

mounted in manner that will prevent in-flight jettison, and there is an entry in the aircraft records that flight testing has 

been accomplished with this equipment installed. 

(20) No person may operate this aircraft for other than the purpose of exhibition, to exhibit the aircraft, or participate in 

events outlined in Starfighters, Inc. program letter (or any amendments) describing compliance with FAR 21.193(d). 

In addition. this aircraft must be operated in accordance with applicable air traffic and general operating rules of part 

91. and all additional limitations herein prescribed under the provisions of FAR 91.319(e). These operating limitations 

are a part of Form 8130-7, and are to be carried in the aircraft at all times and be available to the pilot in command of 

the aircraft. 

(21) All ~FOficiency flights v.'iII be conducted in airspace with an operational radius of 600 nautical miles from the 

air~ort where the airGraft is based. This radius can be reduced if re£luested by the o~erater. ProfiGienGY flights are 

limited to a nonato!,> flight that begins and ends at the airport where the aircraft is based. One alternate airport may be 

selected for each flight, within the o!,>erational radius of the airport 'Nhere ttte aircraft is based. O!,>erations outside this 

radius for organ iced formation flying, !,>roficiency flying, or pilot ctteckeut in Gonjuetion with s!,>eeific events must be 

listed in the aJ3~licant's pregram letter or the operator must netify ttte cegni:i!ant fSDO 48 ttours before the date ef tho 

actual e'Jent. 

(22) This aircr:aft is restricted to air!,>orts tttat are within airspace Glasses C, 0, E, and G during !,>roficiency flights, 

e*cej:)t in the case of a deolared emergoncy eF when otherwise diFeote~ by air traffic oentrel. 
Model 

Make 

EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

LOCKHEED 

CF-104D 

Registration NQ 

Serial NQ 

N104RB 

104632 

(23) The owner/operator of this aircraft must submit an annual program letter update to the local FSDO that lists 

airshows. fly-ins, etc., that will be attended during the next year. commencing at the time this aircraft is released into 

phase II operation. This list of events may be amended, as applicable. by letter or fax to the FSDO prior to the 

intended operation amendments. A copy of the current program letter - incliuding any amendments. and a copy of 

the highlighted aeronautical chart, when applicable, must be carried aboard this aircraft and be available to the pitot. 

(24) This aircraft is authorized for flights or static displays at airshows, air races, and in motion pictures conducted 

under a waiver issued in accordance with FAR 91.303. 

(25) After completion of phase I flight testing, unless appropriately equipped for night and/or instrument flight in 

accordance with FAR 91.205, this aircraft is only to be operated under day VFR. 

(26) Aircraft instruments and equipment installed and used under FAR 91.205 must be inspected and maintained in 

accordance wit the applicable requirements of parts 43 and 91. Any maintenance or inspection of this equipment 

must be recorded in the aircraft maintenance records. 

(27) Aerobatic maneuvers that have been satisfactorily accomplished and recorded during the flight test time period 

may be performed. 

(28) Supersonic flight (true flight Mach number greater than 1) is prohibited unless specifically authorized under FAR 

91.817. 

(29) The special airworthiness certificate and attached operating limitations for this aircraft have no expiration date. 

However, when an aircraft's base of operation is changed or there is a transfer of ownership, the new owner/operator 

will provide the local FSDO with a copy of the approved inspection program, identifying the person responsible for 

scheduling and perform ing the inspections. New profioienoy aroas myst I::le desoril::led in aooordance 'Nith operating 

limitation N2--24,. 

(30) This aircraft must not be used for glider towing, banner towing, or intentional parachute jumping. 

(31) This aircraft does not meet the requirements of the applicable, comprehensive, and detailed airworthiness code 

as provided by Annex 8 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. The owner/operator of this aircraft must 

obtain written permission from another country's CAA before operating this aircraft in or over that country. That 

written permission myst be carried aboard the aircraft together with the U.S. airworthiness certificate and, upon 

request, be made available to an ASI or the CAA in the country of operation. 

(32) Flights to airports other than an alternate airport and the airport where the aircraft is based are allowed for 

maintenance of the aircraft. (Maintenance, as defined in FAR 1.1, is the reference for the purpose of these flights.) 

Before the flight, the operator must notify and receive permission from the geographically responsible FSDO where 

the maintenance will take place, and notify the FSDO with the geographic responsibility where the aircraft is based of 

the intended maintenance flight. The maintenance performed in connection with the flight must be recorded in the 

aircraft records in accordance with part 43. 

NOTE: The geographically responsible FSDO and the local area FSDO office where the maintenance will take place must 

concur prior to approving the flight request. 

Pa[u~ S nf 12 - Fff~r.tiv~ 10 101/200A 
Model 

Make 

EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

LOCKHEED 

CF-104D 

Registration NQ 

Serial NQ 

N104RB 

104632 

These Experimental Operating Limitations - Operating Exhibition Aircraft are part of the (original) Special Airworthiness 

Certificate issued 03/21/1998. 

Signed: ___________________ _ Dated: 10101 12009 

Peggy Barrett 

Aviation Safety Inspector 

I have read, understand, and accept the requirements of these Experimental Operating Limitations - Operating 

Exhibition Aircraft: 

Signed: __________ ----'-________ _ 

Rick Svetkoff 

Owner I Operator 

Dated: 10101 12009 

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Model 

Make 

LOCKHEf:fl 

EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

LOCKHEED 

CF-104D 

Registration NQ 

Serial NQ 

REGISTRATION NOT TRANSFERABLE 

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Model 

Make 

EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

LOCKHEED 

CF-104D 

Registration NQ 

Serial NQ 

APPENDICES 

NASAl MILITARY FLIGHT OPERATIONS 

N104RB 

104632 

(1) Starfighters has a Cooperative Space Act Agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 

(NASA) in accordance with The National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended by 42 U.S.C. 2473(c), to 

operate all its aircraft from the Shuttle Landing Facility, located on the John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida. 

(2) Starfighters Flight and Maintenance operations are now located within the RL V Hangar at the Shuttle Landing 

Facility: 

ST ARFIGHTERS, INC. 

ATTN: CC I OG I DO 

Building J6-2466 

NASA Shuttle Landing Facility 

John F. Kennedy Space Center 

FLORIDA 

32899 

(3) The Shuttle Landing Facility is located within restricted airspace. Starfighters is authorized to Take-Off and Land 

from the Shuttle Landing Facility and the use of Restricted I Special Use Airspace R-2932, R-2933, R-2934, R-2935, 

W-497A, W-497B, W-158A and W-158B for all flight operations with the exception of Space Launch Operations IIAfW 

FAR 91.143. 

(4) Starfighters will conduct the majority of its flight operations within Warning Areas W-497A, W-497B and W-158A 

use of this airspace will be coordinated prior to flight to the maximum practical extent with Cape Canaveral Airspace 

Manager, NASA Flight Operations Director, Miami ARTCC and Jacksonville ARTCC. 

(5) Flights in support of Government and Military contracts may require Temporary Flight Restrictions be put in place 

and the respective Restricted Airspace, Warning Areas or Special Use Airspace will be considered active until 

Starfighters releases the airspace back to the appropriate controlling authority. 

(5) A Prior Permission Request (PPR) number will be on file with Starfighters Flight Operations, the Shuttle Landing 

Facility Flight Operations, Air Traffic Control Tower and respective ARTCC for each flight. 
EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

Model LOCKHEED Registration NQ. N104RB 

Make CF·104D Serial NQ. 104632 

VFR DEPARTURE ROUTING 

KTTS - OUTBOUND 

ALL ALTITUDES, AIRSPEEDS & HEADINGS AS PER APPROACH/DEPARTURE CONTROL OR CENTER 

NORTH DEPARTURE· RWY 33 

1. TURN RIGHT HEADING 0250 TO CANAVERAL NATIONAL SEASHORE 

2. TURN HEADING 0900 TO ATLANTIC OCEAN (WARNING AREA) 

SOUTH DEPARTURE - RWY 15 

1. FLY STRAIGHT HEADING 1500 TO SR 405 NASA I CCAFS CAUSEWAY 

2. TURN HEADING 0900 TO ATLANTIC OCEAN (WARNING AREA) 
EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

Model LOCKHEED Registration Nl! N104RB 

Make CF-104D Serial Nl! 104632 

VFR ARRIVAL ROUTING 

KTTS - INBOllND 

ALL AL TITUDES, AIRSPEEDS & HEADINGS AS PER APPROACH/DEPARTURE CONTROL OR CENTER 

NORTH ARRIVAL - RWY 33 

1. TURN HEADING 0900 FROM ATLANTIC OCEAN (WARNING AREA) 

2. TURN RIGHT HEADING 3300 FROM SR 405 NASA I CCAFS CAUSEWAY 

SOUTH ARRIVAL· RWY 15 

1. TURN HEADING 0900 FROM ATLANTIC OCEAN (WARNING AREA) 

2. TURN LEFT HEADING 2050 FROM CANAVERAL NATIONAL SEASHORE 
EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

Model LOCKHEED Registration NQ N104RB 

Make CF-104D Serial NQ 104632 

OPERAT~NG AIRSPACE 

W497A 

W· 497A IW • 158A 

WARNING AREA W-497A & SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF W-158A WILL BE STARFIGHTERS PRIMARY 

OPERA TlNG AREA FOR FLIGHT TRAINING, CURRENCY, FLIGHT TESTING, OPERA TIONAL TEST & 

EVALUATION, FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHTS, NASA & MILITARY FLIGHT OPERATIONS. 

"APOLO" & "COMET" GPS WA YPOINTS WILL BE USED AS "FENCE CHECKS" FOR INGRESS & EGRESS 

FROM WARNING AREA FLIGHT OPERA TlONS & PRIMARY LOCA TlON REPORTING REFERENCES TO 

ARTCC. 

APOLO 

COMET 

(28-49-57.360N 

(28-37 -00 .OOON 

080-25-15.250W) 

080-26-00.000W) 

Paae 12 of 12 - Effective 10 I 01/2009 
U.S. Department 

of Transportation 

Federal Aviation 

Administration 

Orlando Flight Standards District Office 

ASO·FSDO-15 

5950 Hazeltine National Drive 

Suite#500 

Orlando, Florida 32822-5023 

(407) 812-7700 FAX: (407) 812-7710 

EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LlMITATtONS 

CQ\,\H\)Hm~\. OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

Model 

Make 

LOCKHEED 

CF-104G 

Registration NQ 

Serial NQ 

I/AIW FAA ORDER 8130-2F 

PHASE I LIMITATIONS 

N104RD 

104850 

(1) No person may operate this aircraft unless Form 8130-7 is displayed at the cabin or cockpit entrance so that it is 

visible to passengers or flightcrew members. 

(2) No person may operate this aircraft for other than the purpose of meeting the requirements of FAR 91.319(b), as 

stated in the program letter (required by FAR 21.193) for this aircraft. This aircraft must be operated in accordance 

with applicable air traffic and general operating rules of part 91, as well as all additional limitations herein prescribed 

under the provisions of FAR 91.319(e). These operaitng limitations are a part of the special airworthiness certificate, 

and are to be carried in the aircraft at all times and made available to the pilot in command of the aircraft. 

(3) This aircraft may only operate from NASA's Shuttle Landing Facility (KTTS) until the requirements of FAR 

91.319(b) have been met. The operator will use the described corridor (shown on the attached chart - 3 pages) to 

transition to that airport. After meeting the requirements of FAR 91.319(b), the aircraft may return to NASA's Shuttle 

Landing Facility (KTTS) and the established corridor will be used for all subsequent operations. 

(4) In accordance with FAR 47.45, the FAA Aircraft Registry must be notified within 30 days for any change of the 

aircraft registrant address. Such notification is to be made by submitting Aeronautical Center Form 8050-1 to AFS750 in Oklahoma City. 

(5) This aircraft must be operated for at least 2 hours with at least 3 takeoffs and landings (to a full stop), and all 

operations must be conducted in the geographic area described and/or shown on the attached chart as the "Practice 

Area". 

NO TE: The aire-raft must he oper:ated over OP9R water or Sf3arso!¥ populated areas having light air trattis. Tho size of 

tho area shall Rst oJweod a 300 Rautisal mile radilJs v~st sf tho west coast of Florida. 

(6) Application must be made to the geographically responsible FSDO for any revisions to these operating limitations. 

(7) This aircraft may not be operated over densely populated areas or in congested airways, except when otherwise 

directed by air traffic control. . 

(8) This aircraft may be operated under Visual Flight Rules (VFR), day only. 

Page 1 of 10 - Effective 10/31/1997 
Model 

Make 

EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

LOCKHEED 

CF-104G 

~egistration N2 

Serial N2 

N104RD 

104850 

(9) During the flight test phase, no person may be carried in this aircraft during flight unless that person is essential to 

the purpose of the flight. 

(10) The pilot in command of this aircraft must advise each passenger of the experimental nature of this aircraft, and 

explain that it does not meet the certification requirements of a standard certificated aircraft. 

(11) No person may operate this aircraft for carrying persons or property for compensation or hire. 

(12) Aerobatic maneuvers intended to be performed must be satisfactorily accomplished and recorded in the aircraft 

records during the flight test period. Aerobatic flight must be in compliance with FAR 91.303, unless a waiver is 

issued by the local Flight Standards District Office (FSDO). 

(13) This aircraft may not be operated unless the replacement times for life-limited parts specified in the applicable 

technical publications pertaining to the aircraft and its components are complied with. This aircraft, including its 

related components and systems, must be inspected in accordance with an approved inspection program selected 

under the provisions of FAR 91.409(e). This inspection program must be recorded in the aircraft maintenance 

records. 

(14) This aircraft must not be operated unless it is inspected and maintained in accordance with appropriate military 

technical publications and/or manufacturer's recommendations. The owner/operator must select, establish, identify, 

and use an inspection program as set forth in FAR 91.409(e), (f), (g), and (h). This inspection program must be 

recorded in the aircraft maintenance records. 

(15) Inspections must be recorded in the aircraft maintenance records showing the following, or a similarily worded, 

statement: "I certify that this aircraft has been inspected on [insert date] in accordance with the Starfighters Inc Aircraft 

Inspection Schedule & Maintenance Requirements, FSDO-approved program dated 08/17/2009, and found to be in a 

condition for safe operation". The entry will include the aircraft's total time-in-service (cycles if appropriate), and the 

name, signature, certificate number, and type of certificate held by the person performing the inspection. 

(16) Only FAA-certificated mechanics with appropriate ratings as authorized by FAR 43.3 may perform inspections 

required by these operating limitations. 

(17) The cognizant FSDO must be notified, and its response received in writing, prior to flying this aircraft after 

incorporation of a major change as defined by FAR 21.93. 

(18) This aircraft must display the word "EXPERIMENTAL" in accordance with FAR 45.23{b). 

(19) This aircraft must contain the placards, markings, etc., required by FAR 91.9. 

(20) The pilot in command of this aircraft must hold an appropriate category/class rating. If required for the type of 

aircraft to be flown, the pilot in command also must hold either an appropriate type rating or a letter of authorization 

issued by an FAA Flight Standards Operations Inspector. 

(21) The pilot in command of this aircraft must notify air traffic control of the experimental nature of this aircraft when 

operating into or out of airports with operating control towers. The pilot in command must plan routing that will avoid 

densely populated areas and congested airways when operating VFR. 

Pam~ 2 nf in  FffA>r.tivp in I ~1 11QQ7 
Model 

Make 

EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

LOCKHEED 

CF-104G 

Registration NQ. 

Serial NQ. 

N104RD 

104850 

(22) The pilot in command of this aircraft should be knowledgeable of and use the procedures described in the Classic 

Jet Aircraft Association's (formerly EAA's) Jet Operations Manual, or other procedures acceptable to the 

Administrator. 

(23) The ejection seat system must be maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's procedures and inspected in 

accordance with the FSDO-approved inspection program applicable to this aircraft. In addition, the ejection seat 

system must be mechanically secured to prevent inadvertent operation of the system whenever the aircraft is parked 

or out of service. 

(24) The aircraft is prohibited from flight with any externally mounted equipment unless the equipment is permanently 

mounted in manner that will prevent in-flight jettison, and there is an entry in the aircraft records that flight testing has 

been accomplished with this equipment installed. 

(25) Following satisfactory completion of the required number of flight hours in the flight test area, the pilot must certify 

in the records that the aircraft has been shown to comply with FAR 91.319(b). Compliance with FAR 91.319(b) must 

be recorded in the aircraft records with the following, or similarly worded, statement: "I certify that the prescribed flight 

test hours have been completed and the aircraft is controllable throughout its normal range of speeds and throughout 

all maneuvers to be executed, has no hazardous operating characteristics or design features, and is safe for 

operation" . 

(26) The owner/operator of this aircraft must submit an annual program letter update to the local FSDO that lists 

airshows, fly-ins, etc., that will be attended during the next year, commencing at the time this aircraft is released into 

phase II operation. This list of events may be amended, as applicable, by letter or fax to the FSDO prior to the 

intended operation amendments. A copy of the current program letter - incliuding any amendments, and a copy of 

the highlighted aeronautical chart, when applicable, must be carried aboard this aircraft and be available to the pilot. 

(27) Aircraft instruments and equipment installed and used under FAR 91.205 must be inspected and maintained in 

accordance with the applicable requirements of parts 43 and 91. Any maintenance or inspection of this equipment 

must be recorded in the aircraft maintenance records. 

(28) This aircraft must not be used for glider towing, banner towing, or intentional parachute jumping. 

(29) This aircraft does not meet the requirements of the applicable, comprehensive, and detailed airworthiness code 

as provided by Annex 8 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. The owner/operator of this aircraft must 

obtain written permission from another country's CAA before operating this aircraft in or over that country. That 

written permission myst be carried aboard the aircraft together with the U.S. airworthiness certificate and, upon 

request, be made available to an ASI or the CAA in the country of operation. 

(30) Flights to airports other than an alternate airport and the airport where the aircraft is based are allowed for 

maintenance of the aircraft. (Maintenance, as defined in FAR 1.1, is the reference for the purpose of these flights.) 

Before the flight, the operator must notify and receive permission from the geographically responsible FSDO where 

the maintenance will take place, and notify the FSDO with the geographic responsibility where the aircraft is based of 

the intended maintenance flight. The maintenance performed in connection with the flight must be recorded in the 

aircraft records in accordance with part 43. 

NOTE: The geographically responsible FSDO and the local area FSDO ofjice where the maintenance will take place must 

concur prior to approving the flight request 
Model 

Make 

EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

LOCKHEED 

CF-104G 

Registration NQ 

Serial NQ 

PHASE II LIMITATIONS 

N104RD 

104850 

(1) No person may operate this aircraft unless Form 8130-7 is displayed at the cabin or cockpit entrance so that it is 

visible to passengers or flightcrew members. 

(2) In accordance with FAR 47.45, the FAA Aircraft Registry must be notified within 30 days for any change of the 

aircraft registrant address. Such notification is to be made by submitting Aeronautical Center Form 8050-1 to AFS750 in Oklahoma City. 

(3) Application must be made to the geographically responsible FSDO for any revisions to these operating limitations. 

(4) This aircraft may not be operated over densely populated areas or in congested airways, except when otherwise 

directed by air traffic control. 

(5) No person may be carried in this aircraft during the exhibition of the aircraft's flight capabilities, performance, or 

unusual characteristics at airshows, or for motion picture, television, 9r similar productions, unless essential for the 

purpose of the flight. Passengers may be carried during flights to and from any event outlined in the program letter or 

during proficiency flying, limited to the design seating capacity of the aircraft. 

(6) The pilot in command of this aircraft must advise each passenger of the experimental nature of this aircraft, and 

explain that it does not meet the certification requirements of a standard certificated aircraft. 

(7) No person may operate this aircraft for carrying persons or property for compensation or hire, unless the aircraft is 

operated I/AMI FAA Order 8900.15, under a Letter of Deviation Authority (L.O.DA) issued to Starfighters, Inc. to 

perform flight training for compensation or hire, permitted by FAR 91.319(h). 

(8) This aircraft may not be operated unless the replacement times for life-limited parts specified in the applicable 

technical publications pertaining to the aircraft and its components are complied with. This aircraft, including its 

related components and systems, must be inspected in accordance with an approved inspection program selected 

under the provisions of FAR 91.409(e). This inspection program must be recorded in the aircraft maintenance 

records. 

(9) This aircraft must not be operated unless it is inspected and maintained in accordance with appropriate military 

technical publications and/or manufacturer's recommendations. The owner/operator must select, establish, identify, 

and use an inspection program as set forth in FAR 91.409(e), (t), (g), and (h). This inspection program must be 

recorded in the aircraft maintenance records. 

(10) Inspections must be recorded in the aircraft maintenance records showing the following, or a similarily worded, 

statement: "I certify that this aircraft has been inspected on [insert date] in accordance with the Starfighters Inc Aircraft 

Inspection Schedule & Maintenance Requirements, FSDO-approved program dated 07/0112009, and found to be in a 

condition for safe operation". The entry will include the aircraft's total time-in-service (cycles if appropriate), and the 

name, signature, certificate number, and type of certificate held by the person performing the inspection. 

(11) Only FAA-certificated mechanics with appropriate ratings as authorized by FAR 43.3 may perform inspections 

required by these operating limitations. 
Model 

Make 

EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

LOCKHEED 

CF·104G 

Registration NQ 

Serial NQ 

N104RD 

104850 

(12) The cognizant FSDO must be notified, and its response received in writing, prior to flying this aircraft after 

incorporation of a major change as defined by FAR 21.93. 

(13) This aircraft must display the word "EXPERIMENTAL" in accordance with FAR 45.23(b). 

(14) This aircraft must contain the placards, markings, etc., required by FAR 91.9. 

(15) The pilot in command of this aircraft must hold an appropriate category/class rating. If required for the type of 

aircraft to be flown, the pilot in command also must hold either an appropriate type rating or a letter of authorization 

issued by an FAA Flight Standards Operations Inspector. 

(16) The pilot in command of this aircraft must notify air traffic control of the experimental nature of this aircraft when 

operating into or out of airports with operating control towers. The pilot in command must plan routing that will avoid 

densely populated areas and congested airways when operating VFR. 

(17) The pilot in command of this aircraft should be knowledgeable of and use the procedures described in the Classic 

Jet Aircraft Association's (formerly EAA's) Jet Operations Manual, or other procedures acceptable to the 

Administrator. 

(18) The ejection seat system must be maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's procedures and inspected in 

accordance with the FSDO-approved inspection program applicable to this aircraft. In addition, the ejection seat 

system must be mechanically secured to prevent inadvertent operation of the system whenever the aircraft is parked 

or out of service. 

(19) The aircraft is prohibited from flight with any externally mounted equipment unless the equipment is permanently 

mounted in manner that will prevent in-flight jettison, and there is an entry in the aircraft records that flight testing has 

been accomplished with this equipment installed. 

(20) No person may operate this aircraft for other than the purpose of exhibition, to exhibit the aircraft, or participate in 

events outlined in Starfighters, Inc. program letter (or any amendments) describing compliance with FAR 21.193(d). 

In addition, this aircraft must be operated in accordance with applicable air traffic and general operating rules of part 

91, and all additional limitations herein prescribed under the provisions of FAR 91. 319( e). These operating limitations 

are a part of Form 8130-7, and are to be carried in the aircraft at all times and be available to the pilot in command of 

the aircraft. 

(21) ,A,II proficiency flights ' .... ill be condllcted in aircpace with an operational radills of eOO nautical miles from the 

airport 'Nhere the aircraft is based. This radius can be reduced if re~uested by the operator. Proficiency flights are 

IimiteE! to a nonstop flight that begins ane enes at the airport where the aircraft is based. One alternate airport may be 

selecteE! for each flight, '.',Iithin the operational radius of the airport where the aircraft is based. Operations outside this 

radius for organii!ed formation flying, proficiency flying, or pilot checkout in conjuction • .... ith specific events mllst be 

listed in the apFllicant's program letter or the operator must notify the oognii!ant FSDO 48 hours before the date of the 

aotllal e,.rent. 

(22) This aircraft is restricted to airports that are '.'.lith in airspace classes C, D, E, and G during profioienoy flights, 

except in the case of a declared emergency or ' .... hen other\\'~se directed by air traffic control. 

C .. no II:. ",f 1n  Cff .. ,.tiuo 1n 1 ~1 1100'7 
Model 

Make 

EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

LOCKHEED 

CF·104G 

Registration NQ 

Serial NQ 

N104RD 

104850 

(23) The owner/operator of this aircraft must submit an annual program letter update to the local FSDO that lists 

airshows, fly-ins, etc., that will be attended during the next year, commencing at the time this aircraft is released into 

phase II operation. This list of events may be amended, as applicable, by letter or fax to the FSDO prior to the 

intended operation amendments. A copy of the current program letter - incliuding any amendments, and a copy of 

the highlighted aeronautical chart, when applicable, must be carried aboard this aircraft and be available to the pilot. 

(24) This aircraft is authorized for flights or static displays at airshows, air races, and in motion pictures conducted 

under a waiver issued in accordance with FAR 91.303. 

(25) After completion of phase I flight testing, unless appropriately equipped for night and/or instrument flight in 

accordance with FAR 91.205, this aircraft is only to be operated under day VFR. 

(26) Aircraft instruments and equipment installed and used under FAR 91.205 must be inspected and maintained in 

accordance wit the applicable requirements of parts 43 and 91. Any maintenance or inspection of this equipment 

must be recorded in the aircraft maintenance records. 

(27) Aerobatic maneuvers that have been satisfactorily accomplished .and recorded during the flight test time period 

may be performed. 

(28) Supersonic flight (true flight Mach number greater than 1) is prohibited unless specifically authorized under FAR 

91.817. 

(29) The special airworthiness certificate and attached operating limitations for this aircraft have no expiration date. 

However, when an aircraft's base of operation is changed or there is a transfer of ownership, the new owner/operator 

will provide the local FSDO with a copy of the approved inspection program, identifying the person responsible for 

scheduling and performing the inspections. Ns'.4" proficiency areas ml:Jst be described in accordance with operating 

limitation N!i!-2-=h-

(30) This aircraft must not be used for glider towing, banner towing, or intentional parachute jumping. 

(31) This aircraft does not meet the requirements of the applicable, comprehensive, and detailed airworthiness code 

as provided by Annex 8 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. The owner/operator of this aircraft must 

obtain written permission from another country's CAA before operating this aircraft in or over that country. That 

written permission myst be carried aboard the aircraft together with the U.S. airworthiness certificate and, upon 

request, be made available to an ASI or the CAA in the country of operation. 

(32) Flights to airports other than an alternate airport and the airport where the aircraft is based are allowed for 

maintenance of the aircraft. (Maintenance, as defined in FAR 1.1, is the reference for the purpose of these flights.) 

Before the flight, the operator must notify and receive permission from the geographically responsible FSDO where 

the maintenance will take place, and notify the FSDO with the geographic responsibility where the aircraft is based of 

the intended maintenance flight. The maintenance performed in connection with the flight must be recorded in the 

aircraft records in accordance with part 43. 

NOTE: The geographically responsible FSDO and the local area FSDO office where the maintenance will take place must 

concur prior to approving the flight request. 
Model 

Make 

EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

LOCKHEED 

CF·104G 

Registration NQ 

Serial NQ 

N104RD 

104850 

These Experimental Operating Limitations - Operating Exhibition Aircraft are part of the (original) Special Airworthiness 

Certificate issued 03/21/1998. 

Dated: 10/31/1997 

Pedro L. Diaz 

FAA Aviation Safety Inspector 

I have read, understand, and accept the requirements of these Experimental Operating Limitations - Operating 

Exhibition Aircraft: 

Signed: __________________ _ 

Rick Svetkoff 

Owner I Operator 

Dated: 10/31/1997 

Paae 7 af 10 - Effective 10 131 11997 
Model 

Make 

EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

LOCKHEED 

CF·104G 

Registration NQ 

Serial NQ 

APPENDICES 

NASA I MILITARY FLIGHT OPERATIONS 

N104RD 

104850 

(1) Starfighters has a Cooperative Space Act Agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 

(NASA) in accordance with The National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended by 42 U.S.C. 2473(c), to 

operate all its aircraft from the Shuttle Landing Facility, located on the John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida. 

(2) Starfighters Flight and Maintenance operations are now located within the RLV Hangar at the Shuttle Landing 

Facility: 

ST ARFIGHTERS, INC. 

ATTN: CC I OG I DO 

Building J6·2466 

NASA Shuttle Landing Facility 

John F. Kennedy Space Center 

FLORIDA 

32899 

(3) The Shuttle Landing Facility is located within restricted airspace. Starfighters is authorized to Take-Off and Land 

from the Shuttle Landing Facility and the use of Restricted I Special Use Airspace R-2932, R-2933, R-2934, R-2935, 

W-497A, W-4978, W-158A and W-1588 for all flight operations with the exception of Space Launch Operations I/AIW 

FAR 91.143. 

(4) Starfighters will conduct the majority of its flight operations within Warning Areas W-497A, W-4978 and W-158A 

use of this airspace will be coordinated prior to flight to the maximum practical extent with Cape Canaveral Airspace 

Manager, NASA Flight Operations Director, Miami ARTCC and Jacksonville ARTCC. 

(5) Flights in support of Government and Military contracts may require Temporary Flight Restrictions be put in place 

and the respective Restricted Airspace, Warning Areas or Special Use Airspace will be considered active until 

Starfighters releases the airspace back to the appropriate contrOlling authority. 

(5) A Prior Permission Request (PPR) number will be on file with Starfighters Flight Operations, the Shuttle Landing 

Facility Flight Operations, Air Traffic Control Tower and respective AR~CC for each flight. 
EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

Model LOCKHEED Registration NQ N104RD 

Make CF·104G Serial NQ 104850 

VFR DEPARTURE ROUTING 

KTTS - OUTBOUND 

ALL ALTITUDES, AIRSPEEDS & HEADINGS AS PER APPROACH/DEPARTURE CONTROL OR CENTER 

NORTH DEPARTURE - RWY 33 

1. TURN RIGHT HEADING 0250 TO CANAVERAL NATIONAL SEASHORE 

2. TURN HEADING 0900 TO ATLANTIC OCEAN (WARNING AREA) 

SOUTHDEPARTURE-RWY15 

1. FLY STRAIGHT HEADING 1500 TO SR 405 NASA I CCAFS CAUSEWAY 

2. TURN HEADING 0900 TO ATLANTIC OCEAN (WARNING AREA) 
KTTS M INBOllND 

EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

Model LOCKHEED Registration NQ N104RD 

Make CF-104G Serial NQ 104850 

VFR ARRIVAL ROUTING 

ALL ALTITUDES, AIRSPEEDS & HEADINGS AS PER APPROACH/DEPARTURE CONTROL OR CENTER 

NORTH ARRIVAL - RWY 33 

1. TURN HEADING 0900 FROM ATLANTIC OCEAN (WARNING AREA) 

2. TURN RIGHT HEADING 3300 FROM SR 405 NASA 1 CCAFS CAUSEWAY 

SOUTH ARRIVAL - RWY 15 

1. TURN HEADING 0900 FROM ATLANTIC OCEAN (WARNING AREA) 

2. TURN LEFT HEADING 2050 FROM CANAVERAL NATIONAL SEASHORE 

Pa e 10 of 10 - Effective 10 131/1997 
EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

Model LOCKHEED Registration Nfl N104RD 

Make CF-104G Serial Nfl 104850 

OPERATING AIRSPACE 

W-iJ.97A. 

W .. 497A/W • 158A 

WARNING AREA W-497A & SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF W-158A WILL BE STARFIGHTERS PRIMARY 

OPERATING AREA FOR FLIGHT TRAINING, CURRENCY, FLIGHT TESTING, OPERA TlONAL TEST & 

EVALUA TlON, FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHTS, NASA & MILITARY FLIGHT OPERA TlONS. 

"APOLO" & "COMET" GPS WA YPOINTS WILL BE USED AS "FENCE CHECKS" FOR INGRESS & EGRESS 

FROM WARNING AREA FLIGHT OPERATIONS & PRIMARY LOCATION REPORTING REFERENCES TO 

ARTCC. 

APOLO (28-49-57.360N 

COMET (28-37 -OO.OOON 

080-25-15.250W) 

080-26-00.000W) 
U.S. Department 

of Transportation 

Federal Aviation 

Administration 

Orlando Flight Standards District Office 

ASO-FSDO-15 

5950 Hazeltine National Drive 

Suite# 500 

Orlando, Florida 32822-5023 

(407) 812-7700 FAX: (407) 812-7710 

EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

CQ\\HUt}l\\»' 

OPERATING EXHIBrTION AIRCRAFT 

Model 

Make 

LOCKHEED 

CF-104G 

Registration NQ 

Serial NQ 

IIAlW FAA ORDER 8130-2F 

PHASE I LIMITATIONS 

N104RN 

104759 

(1) No person may operate this aircraft unless Form 8130-7 is displayed at the cabin or cockpit entrance so that it is 

visible to passengers or f1ightcrew members. 

(2) No person may operate this aircraft for other than the purpose of meeting the requirements of FAR 91.319(b), as 

stated in the program letter (required by FAR 21.193) for this aircraft. This aircraft must be operated in accordance 

with applicable air traffic and general operating rules of part 91, as well as all additional limitations herein prescribed 

under the provisions of FAR 91.319(e). These operaitng limitations are a part of the special airworthiness certificate, 

and are to be carried in the aircraft at all times and made available to the pilot in command of the aircraft. 

(3) This aircraft may only operate from NASA's Shuttle Landing Facility (KTTS) until the requirements of FAR 

91.319(b) have been met. The operator will use the described corridor (shown on the attached chart - 3 pages) to 

transition to that airport. After meeting the requirements of FAR 91.319(b), the aircraft may return to NASA's Shuttle 

Landing Facility (KTTS) and the established corridor will be used for all subsequent operations. 

(4) In accordance with FAR 47.45, the FAA Aircraft Registry must be notified within 30 days for any change of the 

aircraft registrant address. Such notification is to be made by submitting Aeronautical Center Form 8050-1 to AFS750 in Oklahoma City. 

(5) This aircraft must be operated for at least 2 hours with at least 3 takeoffs and landings (to a full stop), and all 

operations must be conducted in the geographic area described and/or shown on the attached chart as the "Practice 

Area". 

NO TE: The aircraft must he operated o'ler opeR IIlater or sparsely populated areas hal,tiRg light air traffic. The size of 

the a."9a shall Rot e*ceed a dOO RButica! mile radius Illest of the l1196t coast of Florida. 

(6) Application must be made to the geographically responsible FSDO for any revisions to these operating limitations. 

(7) This aircraft may not be operated over densely populated areas or in congested airways, except when otherwise 

directed by air traffic control. 

(8) This aircraft may be operated under Visual Flight Rules (VFR), day only. 
Model 

Make 

EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

LOCKHEED 

CF-104G 

Registration NQ 

Serial NQ 

N104RN 

104759 

(9) During the flight test phase. no person may be carried in this aircraft during flight unless that person is essential to 

the purpose of the flight. 

(10) The pilot in command of this aircraft must advise each passenger of the experimental nature of this aircraft. and 

explain that it does not meet the certification requirements of a standard certificated aircraft. 

(11) No person may operate this aircraft for carrying persons or property for compensation or hire. 

(12) Aerobatic maneuvers intended to be performed must be satisfactorily accomplished and recorded in the aircraft 

records during the flight test period. Aerobatic flight must be in compliance with FAR 91.303, unless a waiver is 

issued by the local Flight Standards District Office (FSDO). 

(13) This aircraft may not be operated unless the replacement times for life-limited parts specified in the applicable 

technical publications pertaining to the aircraft and its components are complied with. This aircraft, including its 

related components and systems, must be inspected in accordance with an approved inspection program selected 

under the proVisions of FAR 91.409(e). This inspection program must be recorded in the aircraft maintenance 

records. 

(14) This aircraft must not be operated unless it is inspected and maintained in accordance with appropriate military 

technical publications and/or manufacturer's recommendations. The owner/operator must select, establish. identify, 

and use an inspection program as set forth in FAR 91.409(e), (f), (g), and (h). This inspection program must be 

recorded in the aircraft maintenance records. 

(15) Inspections must be recorded in the aircraft maintenance records showing the following, or a similarily worded, 

statement: "I certify that this aircraft has been inspected on [insert date] in accordance with the Starfighters Inc Aircraft 

Inspection Schedule & Maintenance Requirements, FSDO-approved program dated 08/17/2009, and found to be in a 

condition for safe operation". The entry will include the aircraft's total time-in-service (cycles if appropriate), and the 

name, signature, certificate number, and type of certificate held by the person performing the inspection. 

(16) Only FAA-certificated mechanics with appropriate ratings as authorized by FAR 43.3 may perform inspections 

required by these operating limitations. 

(17) The cognizant FSDO must be notified, and its response received in writing, prior to flying this aircraft after 

incorporation of a major change as defined by FAR 21.93. 

(18) This aircraft must display the word "EXPERIMENTAL" in accordance with FAR 45.23(b). 

(19) This aircraft must contain the placards, markings, etc., required by FAR 91.9. 

(20) The pilot in command of this aircraft must hold an appropriate category/class rating. If required for the type of 

aircraft to be flown, the pilot in command also must hold either an appropriate type rating or a letter of authorization 

issued by an FAA Flight Standards Operations Inspector. 

(21) The pilot in command of this aircraft must notify air traffic control of the experimental nature of this aircraft when 

operating into or out of airports with operating control towers. The pilot in command must plan routing that will avoid 

densely populated areas and congested airways when operating VFR. 

Pa e 2 of 10 - Effective 10/17/2007 
Model 

Make 

EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

LOCKHEED 

CF-104G 

Registration Nl! 

Serial Nl! 

N104RN 

104759 

(22) The pilot in command of this aircraft should be knowledgeable of and use the procedures described in the Classic 

Jet Aircraft Association's (formerly EAA's) Jet Operations Manual, or other procedures acceptable to the 

Administrator. 

(23) The ejection seat system must be maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's procedures and inspected in 

accordance with the FSDO-approved inspection program applicable to this aircraft. In addition, the ejection seat 

system must be mechanically secured to prevent inadvertent operation of the system whenever the aircraft is parked 

or out of service. 

(24) The aircraft is prohibited from flight with any externally mounted equipment unless the equipment is permanently 

mounted in manner that will prevent in-flight jettison, and there is an entry in the aircraft records that flight testing has 

been accomplished with this equipment installed. 

(25) Following satisfactory completion of the required number of flight hours in the flight test area, the pilot must certify 

in the records that the aircraft has been shown to comply with FAR 91.319(b). Compliance with FAR 91.319(b) must 

be recorded in the aircraft records with the following, or similarly worded, statement: "I certify that the prescribed flight 

test hours have been completed and the aircraft is controllable throughout its normal range of speeds and throughout 

all maneuvers to be executed, has no hazardous operating characteristics or design features, and is safe for 

operation" . 

(26) The owner/operator of this aircraft must submit an annual program letter update to the local FSDO that lists 

airshows, fly-ins, etc., that will be attended during the next year, commencing at the time this aircraft is released into 

phase II operation. This list of events may be amended, as applicable, by letter or fax to the FSDO prior to the 

intended operation amendments. A copy of the current program letter - incliuding any amendments, and a copy of 

the highlighted aeronautical chart, when applicable, must be carried aboard this aircraft and be available to the pilot. 

(27) Aircraft instruments and equipment installed and used under FAR 91.205 must be inspected and maintained in 

accordance with the applicable requirements of parts 43 and 91. Any maintenance or inspection of this equipment 

must be recorded in the aircraft maintenance records. 

(28) This aircraft must not be used for glider towing, banner towing, or intentional parachute jumping. 

(29) This aircraft does not meet the requirements of the applicable, comprehensive, and detailed airworthiness code 

as provided by Annex 8 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. The owner/operator of this aircraft must 

obtain written permission from another country's CAA before operating this aircraft in or over that country. That 

written permission myst be carried aboard the aircraft together with the U.S. airworthiness certificate and, upon 

request, be made available to an ASI or the CAA in the country of operation. 

(30) Flights to airports other than an alternate airport and the airport where the aircraft is based are allowed for 

maintenance of the aircraft. (Maintenance, as defined in FAR 1.1, is the reference for the purpose of these flights.) 

Before the flight, the operator must notify and receive permission from the geographically responsible FSDO where 

the maintenance will take place, and notify the FSDO with the geographic responsibility where the aircraft is based of 

the intended maintenance flight. The maintenance performed in connection with the flight must be recorded in the 

aircraft records in accordance with part 43. 

NOTE: The geographically responsible FSDO and the local area FSDO office where the maintenance will take place must 

concur prior to approving the flight request. 
Model 

Make 

EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

LOCKHEED 

CF-104G 

Registration NQ 

Serial NQ 

PHASE II LIMITATIONS 

N104RN 

104759 

(1) No person may operate this aircraft unless Form 8130-7 is displayed at the cabin or cockpit entrance so that it is 

visible to passengers or flightcrew members. 

(2) In accordance with FAR 47.45, the FAA Aircraft Registry must be notified within 30 days for any change of the 

aircraft registrant address. Such notification is to be made by submitting Aeronautical Center Form 8050-1 to AFS750 in Oklahoma City. 

(3) Application must be made to the geographically responsible FSDO for any revisions to these operating limitations. 

(4) This aircraft may not be operated over densely populated areas or in congested airways, except when otherwise 

directed by air traffic control. 

(5) No person may be carried in this aircraft during the exhibition of the aircraft's flight capabilities, performance, or 

unusual characteristics at airshows, or for motion picture, television, or similar productions, unless essential for the 

purpose of the flight. Passengers may be carried during flights to and from any event outlined in the program letter or 

during proficiency flying, limited to the design seating capacity of the aircraft. 

(6) The pilot in command of this aircraft must advise each passenger' of the experimental nature of this aircraft, and 

explain that it does not meet the certification requirements of a standard certificated aircraft. 

(7) No person may operate this aircraft for carrying persons or property for compensation or hire, unless the aircraft is 

operated I/AIW FAA Order 8900.15, under a Letter of Deviation Authority (L.O.DA) issued to Starfighters, Inc. to 

perform flight training for compensation or hire, permitted by FAR 91.319(h). 

(8) This aircraft may not be operated unless the replacement times for life-limited parts specified in the applicable 

technical publications pertaining to the aircraft and its components are complied with. This aircraft, including its 

related components and systems, must be inspected in accordance with an approved inspection program selected 

under the provisions of FAR 91.409(e). This inspection program must be recorded in the aircraft maintenance 

records. 

(9) This aircraft must not be operated unless it is inspected and maintained in accordance with appropriate military 

technical publications and/or manufacturer's recommendations. The owner/operator must select. establish, identify, 

and use an inspection program as set forth in FAR 91.409(e), (f), (g), and (h). This inspection program must be 

recorded in the aircraft maintenance records. 

(10) Inspections must be recorded in the aircraft maintenance records showing the following, or a similarily worded, 

statement: "I certify that this aircraft has been inspected on [insert date] in accordance with the Starfighters Inc Aircraft 

Inspection Schedule & Maintenance Requirements, FSDO-approved program dated 07/01/2009, and found to be in a 

condition for safe operation". The entry will include the aircraft's total time-in-service (cycles if appropriate), and the 

name, signature, certificate number, and type of certificate held by the person performing the inspection. 

(11) Only FAA-certificated mechanics with appropriate ratings as authorized by FAR 43.3 may perform inspections 

required by these operating limitations. 
Model 

Make 

EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

LOCKHEED 

CF-104G 

Registration NQ 

Serial NQ 

N104RN 

104759 

(12) The cognizant FSDO must be notified, and its response received in writing, prior to flying this aircraft after 

incorporation of a major change as defined by FAR 21.93. 

(13) This aircraft must display the word "EXPERIMENTAL" in accordance with FAR 45.23(b). 

(14) This aircraft must contain the placards, markings, etc., required by FAR 91.9. 

(15) The pilot in command of this aircraft must hold an appropriate category/class rating. If required for the type of 

aircraft to be flown, the pilot in command also must hold either an appropriate type rating or a letter of authorization 

issued by an FAA Flight Standards Operations Inspector. 

(16) The pilot in command of this aircraft must notify air traffic control of the experimental nature of this aircraft when 

operating into or out of airports with operating control towers. The pilot in command must plan routing that will avoid 

densely populated areas and congested airways when operating VFR. 

(17) The pilot in command of this aircraft should be knowledgeable of and use the procedures described in the Classic 

Jet Aircraft Association's (formerly EAA's) Jet Operations Manual, or other procedures acceptable to the 

Ad m in istrator. 

(18) The ejection seat system must be maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's procedures and inspected in 

accordance with the FSDO-approved inspection program applicable to this aircraft. In addition, the ejection seat 

system must be mechanically secured to prevent inadvertent operation of the system whenever the aircraft is parked 

or out of service. 

(19) The aircraft is prohibited from flight with any externally mounted equipment unless the equipment is permanently 

mounted in manner that will prevent in-flight jettison, and there is an entry in the aircraft records that flight testing has 

been accomplished with this equipment installed. 

(20) No person may operate this aircraft for other than the purpose of exhibition, to exhibit the aircraft, or participate in 

events outlined in Starfighters, Inc. program letter (or any amendments) describing compliance with FAR 21.193{d). 

In addition, this aircraft must be operated in accordance with applicable air traffic and general operatiny rules of part 

91, and all additional limitations herein prescribed under the provisions of FAR 91.319(e}. These operating limitations 

are a part of Form 8130-7, and are to be carried in the aircraft at all times and be available to the pilot in command of 

the aircraft. 

(21) All prooeienoy flights will be eonduoted in airspaoe 'Nith an operational radius of 600 nautioal miles from the 

airpert where tho aircraft is based. This radiws oan be redweed if requested by the operator. Profioienoy flights are 

limited to a nonstop flight that begins and ends at the airport where the aiFeraft is based. One alternate airport may be 

seleoted for eaoh flight, within the operational radius of the airport 'Nhere the aircraft is based. Operations outside this 

radius for organized formation flying, profioieney flying, or pilet cheek out in conjwotion ' .... ith specific events mwst be 

listed in the applioant's program letter or the eperator must netif]' the ce€lnizant FSDO 48 hewrs before the date ef the 

aotwal event. 

(22) This airoraft is restricted to airports that are within airspace classes C, D, E, and G dwring preficienoy fli€lhts, 

e*copt in the case of a geolared emergenoy er when otherwise girected by air traffio oontrel. 

P .. nA I; nf 1 n  I=ffA,.tivA 1 n I 1 7 I ?nn7 
Model 

Make 

EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

LOCKHEED 

CF·104G 

Registration NQ 

Serial NQ 

N104RN 

104759 

(23) The owner/operator of this aircraft must submit an annual program letter update to the local FSDO that lists 

airshows, fly-ins, etc., that will be attended during the next year, commencing at the time this aircraft is released into 

phase II operation. This list of events may be amended, as applicable, by letter or fax to the FSDO prior to the 

intended operation amendments. A copy of the current program letter - incliuding any amendments, and a copy of 

the highlighted aeronautical chart, when applicable, must be carried aboard this aircraft and be available to the pilot. 

(24) This aircraft is authorized for flights or static displays at airshows, air races, and in motion pictures conducted 

under a waiver issued in accordance with FAR 91.303. 

(25) After completion of phase I flight testing, unless appropriately equipped for night and/or instrument flight in 

accordance with FAR 91.205, this aircraft is only to be operated under day VFR. 

(26) Aircraft instruments and equipment installed and used under FAR 91.205 must be inspected and maintained in 

accordance wit the applicable requirements of parts 43 and 91. Any maintenance or inspection of this equipment 

must be recorded in the aircraft maintenance records. 

(27) Aerobatic maneuvers that have been satisfactorily accomplished and recorded during the flight test time period 

may be performed. 

(28) Supersonic flight (true flight Mach number greater than 1) is prohibited unless specifically authorized under FAR 

91.817. 

(29) The special airworthiness certificate and attached operating limitations for this aircraft have no expiration date. 

However, when an aircraft's base of operation is changed or there is a transfer of ownership, the new owner/operator 

will provide the local FSDO with a copy of the approved inspection program, identifying the person responsible for 

scheduling and performing the inspections. Ne\'/ flroficiency aFeas mllst be described in accordance '.<Jitl:! operating 

limitation N2-2-h 

(30) This aircraft must not be used for glider towing. banner towing, or intentional parachute jumping. 

(31) This aircraft does not meet the requirements of the applicable, comprehensive, and detailed airworthiness code 

as provided by Annex 8 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation. The owner/operator of this aircraft must 

obtain written permission from another country's CAA before operating this aircraft in or over that country. That 

written permission myst be carried aboard the aircraft together with the U.S. airworthiness certificate and, upon 

request, be made available to an ASI or the CAA in the country of operation. 

(32) Flights to airports other than an alternate airport and the airport where the aircraft is based are allowed for 

maintenance of the aircraft. (Maintenance, as defined in FAR 1.1, is the reference for the purpose of these flights.) 

Before the flight. the operator must notify and receive permission from the geographically responsible FSDO where 

the maintenance will take place, and notify the FSDO with the geographic responsibility where the aircraft is based of 

the intended maintenance flight. The maintenance performed in connection with the flight must be rGcorded in the 

aircraft records in accordance with part 43. 

NOTE: The geographically responsible FSDO and the local area FSDO office where the maintenance will take place must 

concur prior to approving the flight request. 
EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

Model 

Make 

LOCKHEED 

CF-104G 

Registration N2 

Serial N2 

N104RN 

104759 

These Experimental Operating Limitations - Operating Exhibition Aircraft are part of the (original) Special Airworthiness 

Certificate issued 03/21/1998. 

Signed: __________________ _ Dated: 10117 12007 

Randy E. Ryhal 

FAA Designee - DART -200011 SO 

I have read, understand, and aCct)pt the requirements of these Experimental Operating Limitations - Operating 

Exhibition Aircraft: 

Signed: __________ -"-_______ _ 

Rick Svetkoff 

Owner I Operator 

Dated: 1 0 I 17 I 2007 
Model 

Make 

EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

LOCKHEED 

CF·104G 

Registration NQ. 

Serial NQ. 

APPENDICES 

NASA I MILITARY FLIGHT OPERATIONS 

N104RN 

104759 

(1) Starfighters has a Cooperative Space Act Agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 

(NASA) in accordance with The National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended by 42 U.S.C. 2473(c), to 

operate all its aircraft from the Shuttle Landing Facility, located on the John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida. 

(2) Starfighters Flight and Maintenance operations are now located within the RL V Hangar at the Shuttle Landing 

Facility: 

ST ARFIGHTERS, INC. 

ATTN: CC I OG I DO 

Building J6·2466 

NASA Shuttle Landing Facility 

John F. Kennedy Space Center 

FLORIDA 

32899 

(3) The Shuttle Landing Facility is located within restricted airspace. Starfighters is authorized to Take·Off and Land 

from the Shuttle Landing Facility and the use of Restricted I Special Use Airspace R·2932, R-2933, R-2934, R-2935, 

W-497A, W-4978, W-158A and W-1588 for all flight operations with the exception of Space Launch Operations I/AIW 

FAR 91.143. 

(4) Starfighters will conduct the majority of its flight operations within Warning Areas W-497A, W-4978 and W-158A 

use of this airspace will be coordinated prior to flight to the maximum practical extent with Cape Canaveral Airspace 

Manager, NASA Flight Operations Director, Miami ARTCC and Jacksonville ARTCC. 

(5) Flights in support of Government and Military contracts may require Temporary Flight Restrictions be put in place 

and the respective Restricted Airspace, Warning Areas or Special Use Airspace will be considered active until 

Starfighters releases the airspace back to the appropriate controlling authority. 

(5) A Prior Permission Request (PPR) number will be on file with Starfighters Flight Operations, the Shuttle Landing 

Facility Flight Operations, Air Traffic Control Tower and respective ARTCC for each flight. 
EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

Model LOCKHEED Registration NQ N104RN 

Make CF-104G SerialNQ 104759 

VFR DEPARTURE ROUTING 

KTTS - OUTBOUND 

ALL AL T1TUDES, AIRSPEEDS & HEADINGS AS PER APPROACH/DEPARTURE CONTROL OR CENTER 

NORTH DEPARTURE· RWY 33 

1. TURN RIGHT HEADING 0250 TO CANAVERAL NATIONAL SEASHORE 

2. TURN HEADING 0900 TO ATLANTIC OCEAN (WARNING AREA) 

SOUTHDSPARTURE-RWY15 

1. FLY STRAIGHT HEADING 1500 TO SR 405 NASA I CCAFS CAUSEWAY 

2. TURN HEADING 0900 TO ATLANTIC OCEAN (WARNING AREA) 
EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

KTTS • INBOUND 

Model 

Make 

LOCKHEED 

CF-104G 

Registration NQ N104RN 

Serial NQ 104759 

VFR ARRIVAL ROUTING 

ALL ALTITUDES, AIRSPEEDS & HEADINGS AS PER APPROACH/DEPARTURE CONTROL OR CENTER 

NORTH ARRIVAL - RWY 33 

1. TURN HEADING 0900 FROM ATLANTIC OCEAN (WARNING AREA) 

2. TURN RIGHT HEADING 3300 FROM SR 405 NASA I CCAFS CAUSEWAY 

SOUTH ARRIVAL - RWY 15 

1. TURN HEADING 0900 FROM ATLANTIC OCEAN (WARNING AREA) 

2. TURN LEFT HEADING 2050 FROM CANAVERAL NATIONAL SEASHORE 

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EXPERIMENTAL OPERATING LIMITATIONS 

OPERATING EXHIBITION AIRCRAFT 

Model LOCKHEED Registration N2 N104RN 

Make CF-104G Serial N2 104759 

OPERATING AIRSPACE 

W .. 497A IW • 158A 

WARNING AREA W-497A & SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF W-158A WILL BE STARFIGHTERS PRIMARY 

OPERATING AREA FOR FLIGHT TRAINING, CURRENCY, FLIGHT TESTING, OPERATIONAL TEST & 

EVALUATION, FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHTS, NASA & MILITARY FLIGHT OPERA TlONS. 

"APOLO" & "COMET" GPS WA YPOINTS WILL BE USED AS "FENCE CHECKS" FOR INGRESS & EGRESS 

FROM WARNING AREA FLIGHT OPERATIONS & PRIMARY LOCATION REPORTING REFERENCES TO 

ARTCC. 

APOLO (28-49-57.3S0N 

COMET (28-37 -OO.OOON 

080-25-15.250W) 

080-2S.00.000W) 
EXHIBITC 

1. A description of each type of audiovisual aid, mockup, chart, aircraft 

component, and other special training aids used in any associated ground 

training (if applicable). 

2. A description of each flight simulator (81M) or flight training device (FTD) 

used in any associated training (if applicable). 

3. A description of any special equipment used for each phase of training. 

4. The qualifications and ratings for each instructor providing flight training 

or ground training. . 

5. A training outline that includes the following information: 

a) The prerequisites for persons receiving ground and flight training to 

include minimum pilot certificate, ratings, endorsements (eg tailwheel, 

high performance, complex training, experience, and knowledge 

requirements) 

b) A description of each unit of instruction, including the objectives, 

standards, and planned time for completion 

c) The expected accomplishments and the standards for each stage of 

training 
ExhibitC 

TABl 

A description of each type of audiovisual aid, mockup, chart, aircraft component, and 

other special training aids used in any associated ground training (if applicable) 

1.0 High-G Flight Physiology 

a) Microsoft Powerpoint presentation: 

Basics of human physiological factors that include G axis and onset rates, 

Anti-G strategies, Anti-G equipment use 

b) Barany Chair 

c) Aircrew Flight Equipment Systems Tester 

2.0 High Altitude Flight Physiology 

a) Microsoft Powerpoint presentation: 

Basics of hypoxia and reduced atmosphere environments and the effects 

on the human body 

b) Altitude Chamber 

c) HGU-SS/P Flight Helmet 

d) MBU-20/P Oxygen Mask 

3.0 Ejection Seat (Emergency Egress) 

a) Microsoft Powerpoint presentation: 

The ejection seat system, its operation, and post-egress events 

b) Martin-Baker Ejection Seat Training Device 

c) Parachute Hanging Harness Training Device 

d) HGU-SS/P Flight Helmet 

e) MBU-20/P Oxygen Mask 

4.0 Water Survival 

a) Microsoft Powerpoint presentation: 

Survival equipment use, operation and rescue procedures 

b) U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Strop 

c) U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Basket 

d) MSV -973 Survival Vest 

e) LRU-16/P Ufe Raft 

s.O F-l04 Aircraft and Cockpit Familiarization 

a) Lockheed F-l04 Starfighter Aircraft Cockpit 

b) Control Panel Mock-Up 
ExhibitC 

TAB 2 

A description of each flight simulator (81M) or flight training device (FTD) 

used in any associated training (if applicable) 

1.0 High-G Flight Physiology 

Not applicable 

2.0 High Altitude Flight Physiology 

Not applicable 

3.0 Ejection Seat (Emergency Egress) 

Not applicable 

4.0 Water Survival 

Not applicable 

5.0 F-l04Aircraft and Cockpit Familiarization 

Not applicable 
ExhibitC 

TAB 3 

A description of any special equipment used for each phase of training 

1.0 High-G Flight Physiology 

a) Barany Chair 

b) Aircrew Flight Equipment Systems Tester 

2.0 High Altitude Flight Physiology 

a) Altitude Chamber 

b) HGU-SSjP Flight Helmet 

c) MBU-20jP Oxygen Mask 

3.0 Ejection Seat (Emergency Egress) 

a) Martin Baker Ejection Seat Training Device 

b) Parachute Hanging Harness Training Device 

c) HGU-SSjP Flight Helmet 

d) MBU-20jP Oxygen Mask 

4.0 Water Survival 

a) U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Strop 

b) U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Basket 

c) MSV-973 Survival Vest 

d) LRU-16jP Life Raft 

S.O F-104 Aircraft and Cockpit Familiarization 

a) Lockheed F-104 Starfighter Aircraft Cockpit 

b) Control Panel Mock-Up 
ExhibitC 

TAB 4 

The qualifications and ratings for each instructor 

providingj1ight training or ground training 

1.0 High-G Flight Physiology 

Instructors have completed United States Air Force syllabus training in Aircrew Flight 

Physiology AFIl1-403. 

2.0 High Altitude Flight Physiology 

Instructors are medical doctors (M.D.), specializing in Aerospace Medicine who own 

and operate an altitude chamber. 

3.0 Ejection Seat (Emergency Egress) 

Instructors have completed United States Air Force syllabus training in Aircrew Flight 

Equipment and Ejection Seat training AFIu-301(V2) as well as Martin-Baker / 

Lockheed manufacturer's training. 

4.0 Water Survival 

Instructors have completed United States Air Force syllabus training in Survival, 

Egress and Water Survival training AFh6-1202. 

5.0 F-104 Aircraft and Cockpit Familiarization 

Instructors are pilots with flight instructor certificate, and safety of operations 

responsibilities 

6.0 F-104 Flight 

F-104 pilots hold a type rating in the aircraft, instrument rating, and each has more 

than 1,000 hours of high performance military jet experience. 

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ExhibitC 

TABS 

A training outline that includes thefollowing information: 

a) The prerequisitesfor persons receiving ground andflight training to include 

minimum pilot certificate, ratings, endorsements (eg tailwheel, high performance, 

complex training, experience, and knowledge requirements) 

b) A description of each unit of instruction, including the objectives, standards, and 

planned time for completion 

c) The expected accomplishments and the standardsfor each stage of training 

Phase 1: Successful completion of Phase 1 training demonstrates a reasonable probability 

that the trainee can successfully complete Phase 2 training. If Phase 1 training is 

not successfully completed, the trainee may not participate in Phase 2 training. 

Prerequisite: The trainee must pass a Class 1 United States Air Force flight physical 

given by Starfighters' Flight Surgeon. Since no pilot training is given, there are no 

minimum pilot certificate, rating, endorsement, experience or knowledge 

requirements. 

1.0 High-G Flight Physiology 

Description: Teaches the physiological stresses and human factor 

implications ofhigh-G flight and prepares the trainee to meet these 

challenges. 

Objectives/Expected Accomplishments: Safety, anti-G straining 

maneuver, personal protective equipment use, human factor awareness. 

Standards: Training standards are as set forth in Air Force Instruction 11-

403, Aerospace Physiological Training Program. 

Planned Completion Time: 3 Hours. 

2.0 Ejection Seat (Emergency Egress) 

Description: Teaches ejection seat safety, recognition and decision matrix 

timeline, ejection envelope, sequence of egress events and post ejection 

considerations. 

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Objectives/Expected Accomplishments: Trainee must demonstrate all 

strap in and strap out procedures, as well as emergency ground and inflight egress with subsequent ejection actions. 

Standards: Training standards are based upon the F-104 Flight 

Operations Manual, and document MBEU IQ MK 7a, the ejection seat 

manufacturer's operational instructions manual. 

Planned Completion Time: 3 Hours 

3.0 Water Survival 

Description: Teaches life preserver and life raft operation and use, 

signaling equipment operation and use, and helicopter rescue safety and 

techniques. 

Objectives/Expected Accomplishments: Trainee must demonstrate 

survival and rescue capability in an open water environment. 

Standards: Training standards are as set forth in u.S. Coast Guard 

document COMDTINST M10470.lOE, Rescue and Survival Systems 

Manual. 

Planned Completion Time: 3 Hours. 

4.0 F-104 Aircraft and Cockpit Familiarization 

Description: Teaches cockpit switches and controls, identific£ltion of 

operational equipment and their functions, canopy operation, and intercockpit communication and actions. 

Objectives/Expected Accomplishments: Trainee must demonstrate 

working knowledge of cockpit layout, aircraft systems, and functions. 

Standards: F-104 Flight Operations Manual. 

Planned Completion Time: 1 Hour. 

5.0 F-104 Flight 

Description: The trainee will be introduced to the physiological stresses 

and human factor issues experienced as a passenger in the high -G flight 

environment. 

Objectives/Expected Accomplishments: Trainee must demonstrate the 

ability to tolerate the physiological stresses and human factor issues 

experienced as a passenger in the high-G flight environment. 

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Standards: The F-104 will be flown to a maximum altitude of 18,000 feet, 

and the trainee will experience a maximum of 4 G's. 

Planned Completion Time: 30 minutes. 

Phase 2: Upon successful completion of Phase 1 training, the trainee becomes eligible for 

Phase 2 training. If Starfighters, Inc. determines that the eligible trainee is qualified 

to proceed to Phase 2 training, Phase 2 units of instruction which duplicate Phase 1 

units of instruction need not be repeated. 

Prerequisite: The trainee must pass a Class 1 United States Air Force flight physical 

given by Starfighters' Flight Surgeon. Since no pilot training is given, there are no 

minimum pilot certificate, rating, endorsement, experience or knowledge 

requirements. 

Description of each unit of instruction, including the objectives, standards, and 

planned time for completion: 

1.0 High-G Flight Physiology 

Description: Teaches the physiological stresses and human factor 

implications ofhigh-G flight and prepares the trainee to meet these 

challenges. 

Objectives/Expected Accomplishments: Safety, anti-G straining 

maneuver, personal protective equipment use, human factor awareness. 

Standards: Training standards are as set forth in Air Force Instruction 11-

403, Aerospace Physiological Training Program. 

Planned Completion Time: 3 Hours. 

2.0 High Altitude Flight Physiology 

Description: Teaches the physiological stresses and human factor 

implications of high altitude flight and prepares the trainee to meet these 

challenges. 

Objectives/Expected Accomplishments: Risks of rapid and slow loss of 

cabin pressure, and the human response to hypoxia. Safely ensure that 

the trainee can successfully identify hypoxia, its symptoms, and effects. 

Standards: In addition to ground school instruction, actual altitude 

chamber training is conducted at the Southern AeroMedical Institute 

(SAMI) in Melbourne, Florida. Under the guidance of a neurologist who 

3 
specializes in neurocognitive function, the trainee explores scenarios 

related to varied flight profiles. This training is not to be confused with 

reduced oxygen breathing programs as the chamber remains the gold 

standard in true physiological training. 

Planned Completion Time: 4 Hours. 

3.0 Ejection Seat (Emergency Egress) 

Description: Teaches ejection seat safety, recognition and decision matrix 

timeline, ejection envelope, sequence of egress events and post ejection 

considerations. 

Objectives/Expected Accomplishments: Trainee must demonstrate all 

strap in and strap out procedures, as well as emergency ground and inflight egress with subsequent ejection actions. 

Standards: Training standards are based upon the information contained 

in the F-104 Flight Operations Manual, and document MBEU IQ MK 7a, 

the ejection seat manufacturer's operational instructions manual. 

Planned Completion Time: 3 Hours 

4.0 Water Survival 

Description: Teaches life preserver and life raft operation and use, 

signaling equipment operation an,d use, and helicopter rescue safety and 

techniques. 

Objectives/Expected Accomplishments: Trainee must demonstrate 

survival and rescue capability in an open water environment. 

Standards: Training standards are as set forth in u.S. Coast Guard 

document COMDTINST M10470.lOE, Rescue and Survival Systems 

Manual. 

Planned Completion Time: 3 Hours. 

5.0 F-104 Aircraft and Cockpit Familiarization 

Description: Teaches cockpit switches and controls, identification of 

operational equipment and their functions, canopy operation, and intercockpit communication and actions. 

Objectives/Expected Accomplishments: Trainee must demonstrate 

working knowledge of cockpit layout, aircraft systems, and functions. 

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Standards: F-104 Flight Operations Manual. 

Planned Completion Time: 1 Hour. 

6.0 F-104 Flight 

Description: The trainee will be introduced to the physiological stresses 

and human factor issues ofhigh-G and high altitude flight. 

Objectives/Expected Accomplishments: Trainee must demonstrate the 

ability to tolerate the physiological stresses and human factor issues 

experienced as a passenger in the high-G, high altitude flight 

environment and the typical commercial space flight sub-orbital launch 

profile. 

Standards: The F-104 will be flown to a maximum altitude of 40,000 

feet, and the trainee will experience a maximum of 5 G's. The typical 

commercial space flight sub-orbital launch profile will be flown, and the 

trainee will experience the same physiological stresses and human factor 

issues that will be experienced on a commercial sub-orbital space flight. 

Planned Completion Time: 45 minutes. 

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ExhibitD 

Why granting an exemption to FAR 91.319(a) would not adversely affect safety 

In response to the President's directive to commercialize Federal facilities in 

order to help expedite the development of commercial space flight, Starfighters, Inc. was 

solicited by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 2007 to 

relocate from its facility at the St. Petersburg- Clearwater International Airport to the 

Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) at John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC). In 2009, after 

an extensive 19 month process, NASA awarded Starfighters, Inc. a Space Act Agreement 

and added Starfighters, Inc. to the NASA Airborne Science Program Aircraft Catalog. 

The Space Act Agreement was awarded only after a team of NASA Chiefs of Flight 

Operations from Johnson Space Center, Dryden/Edwards Flight Research Center, and 

Goddard Space Flight Center evaluated and approved Starfighters, Inc. in the following 

areas: 

• Flight Operations 

• Operational Risk Management 

• Mission Qualification Training 

• Aircrew Qualification 

• Aircrew Initial & Recurrent Training 

• Aero-Medical Requirements 

• Operating Limitations 

• Flight Safety 

• Aircrew Flight Equipment (Life Support) Systems 

• Aircraft Maintenance & Inspection Programs / Weight & Balance Currency 

• Technical Order Publication Library 

• Quality Assurance 

• Airworthiness 

• Research Equipment Installation / Removal 

• Pre-Mishap Planning 

• FOD/Tool Accountability 

• Rescue Coordination 

• Drug & Alcohol Program 

• Flight Test Certification 

The evaluation covered both administrative and physical analysis of Starfighters, 

Inc.'s programs. The inspectors were all former United States military fixed wing, high 

performance aircraft pilots, maintenance officers and specialists. What Starfighters, 

Inc. was subjected to was, in essence, an Operational Readiness Inspection (ORl) that is 

conducted by military leadership to ensure their Fighter Squadrons are capable of safely 

performing their mission. 

1 
Starfighters, Inc. flight operations are not only subject to oversight by the Federal 

Aviation Administration, but also by NASA and the United States Air Force. The 

Starfighters, Inc. flights depart the SLF, which is located within restricted airspace 

extending from the surface to "unlimited" -airspace which has no commercial or 

general aviation traffic-and then transition over the Atlantic Ocean to Starfighters, 

Inc.'s own ATCAA (Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace) located within warning area 

W-497A. All flights are with the coordination and approval of Miami Center Military 

Airspace Chief, NASA Flight Operations and the United States Air Force Cape Canaveral 

Airspace Manager. Additionally, Starfighters, Inc. maintains its own flight operations 

personnel in the SLF Control Tower during all flights. 

Safety is paramount to the Starfighters, Inc. organization in its daily operations at 

the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF). The Starfighters, Inc. Safety Management 

System (SMS) includes an annual internal safety audit of flight operations, aircraft 

maintenance, administration, training, quality assurance and regulation compliance. 

Every 6 months between annual safety audits, Starfighters, Inc. reviews the past 6 

months of operations to assure that any safety issues which may have arisen have been 

addressed. Starfighters, Inc. is also subject to a NASA Intercenter Aircraft Operations 

Inspection Program (IAOP), which conducts a safety review of all flight operations every 

24 months to assure compliance with agency policy and standards of practice. Further, 

Starfighters, Inc. must comply with NASA Procedural Requirements 7900.3C, Aircraft 

Operations Management which establishes standards for flight operations, 

maintenance, and safety. This makes Starfighters, Inc. one of the safest and most 

scrutinized Part 91 flight operations in the country. The professional, full time 

Starfighters, Inc. personnel participate in all NASA aviation safety working groups, as 

well as all training and planned exercises at KSC. By holding itself to the highest safety 

standards, and by operating out of the SLF and within its assigned working airspace, 

Starfighters, Inc. has taken extraordinary measures to mitigate risk exposure to its 

trainees and to the uninformed public. It should be noted that Starfighters, Inc. has 

operated without incident since 1996, and has flown oyer 1,000 sorties at over 120 

locations across North America in support of commercial industry, United States 

Department of Defense, and Federal government contract work. 

The NASA KSC Chief of Flight Operations recently wrote a letter to the North 

Florida Flight Standards District Office attesting to the professionalism and safety 

culture in place at Starfighters, Inc. A copy is enclosed as Exhibit E. 

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iEXHIBIT E 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

Kennedy Space Center 

Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899 

JAttnof: TA-B2-3 

Mr. Steven Brady 

ASO-FSDO-15 - North FL Flight Standards District Office 

5950 B Hazeltine Ntl. Dr., Suite 500, Citadel International 

Orlando, FL 32822-5023 

Dear Mr. Brady: 

This letter is to acknowledge that Starfighters Inc. has been operating out of Ke~~dy Space 

Center (KSC), Florida under the provisions of a fonnal Space Act Agreement, approved by 

KSC's Center Director in October 2009. I can tell you that their operation passe4 a formal safety 

review conducted by a team of highly experienced pilots and maintenance pers0I1nel from another 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Center prior to KSC's ~pproval of the 

Space Act Agreement. Additionally, my staff and I conducted a Flight Readiness Review prior to 

allowing their flight operations to begin. 

Starfighters, Inc. is currently the only commercial aviation activity on our Center, and we monitor 

their performance closely as we look to expand the focus of our operations with the Shuttle 

program coming to an end. My staff and I interact with the Starfighters, Inc. op~rations and 

maintenance personnel almost daily. Additionally, we work closely with Miami Center and the 

Eastern Test Range to make sure that the integration of the F-l04 operations into their airspace is 

as seamless as possible. 

Lastly, I would point out that Starfighters, Inc. are regular and active participants in our Aviation 

Safety Working G:-oup, and they support all aspects of our Flying Safety program, including 

annual egress training with our Crash Rescue personnel. They also provide a Sllpervisor of 

Flying to ;issist my tower controllers any time their aircraft are airborne. . 

As a fonner commander of five military flying units, a current NASA Pilot, and the person with 

NASA oversight responsibility, I have flown with Starfighters Inc. and can attest to the fact that 

this is a professional flying operation. Please feel free to reach me at 321-861-3401 if you have 

any questions or wish to discuss the subject further. .