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- E November 26, 2013

Exemption No. 10518A Regulatory Docket No. FAA

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- 0814

Mr. Itash Samani

CAE

, Inc.

P.O. Box 619119

2929 W. Airfield Drive DFW Airport, Texas 75261

Dear Mr. Samani :

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend and amend Exemption

No. 10518. It explains the basis for our decision , describes its effect, and lists the conditions

and limitations.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated August 1, 2013 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on

behalf of CAE, Inc. (CAE) for an extension of and amendment to Exemption No. 10518

. That e xemption from part 60, Appendix C, Table C2A

, paragraph 4.b. 1, 4.b.2, and 4.b.3 of

Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows a geometric error between the i mage

g enerator eye point and the pilot eye point up to 12 ° for the A u gusta

- Westland AW

- 139 and Sikorsky S

- 76C++ Level D Full Flight Simulators (FFS). The amendment req uest ed

include d the following aircraft: 1) Sikorsky S

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- Westland AW

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, 3) Eurocopter EC

- 225, 4) Sikorsky UH

- 60L; 5) Sikorsky UH

- 60M; Bell B

- 407 ,7) Bell B

- 429,

and 8 ) Bell B

- 525.

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

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

in the Federal Register because the re quested extension of and amendment to the exemption2

would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to

CAE

.

Our Decision

The FAA has reviewed the petitioner's request and am end ed E xemption No. 10518 to add

additio nal aircraft simulators. T he training implications of a visual image parallax offset will

remain the same regardless of the specific helicopter being simulated

.

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 10518

remai ns valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. Therefore, under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. §§ 106(f), 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegat ed to me, CAE, Inc. is granted an extension to Exemption No. 105 18. This grant
exempt s CAE from the part 60, continuous field

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- view tests as stated in Table C2A paragraph 4.b.1, 4.b.2, and 4.b.3 to the extent necessary to allow CAE to obtain FAA qualification of the applicable FSTDs to the qualification level reque st e d for any helicopter aircraft types manufactured by CAE , subject to the following conditions and limitations.

Conditions and Limitations

1. A geometric error of no greater than 12 degrees is allowed subject to evaluation by a National Simulator Program (N SP) Aviation Safety Inspector by conducting ground and flight maneuvers to validate the geometric/parallax error does not negatively affect qualified training, testing, or checking tasks.

2. If the objective/subjective testing is successful, the NSP Inspec tor will make a recommendation to the National Simulator Program Manager for final approval.

Any training maneuver found to not be subjectively acceptable due to geometric/parallax error will be task restricted on the FSTD’s Statement of Qualification (SO Q) as determined appropriate by the NSPM.

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 10518 to April 30, 2016 unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

John S. Duncan Director, Flight Standards Service