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April 6 , 2016

Exemption No. 16096 Regu latory Docket No. FAA

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Mr. Josh ua M. Birmingham Manager Premier Training Center, LLC
2324 SE Liberator Ln
Stuart

, FL 34996

D ear Mr. Birmingham :

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your request for exemption. It transmits our decision, explains its basis, and gives you the conditions and limitations of the exemption, including the date it ends.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated January 5, 2016 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on
behalf of Premier Training Center, LLC (PTC ) f or an exemption from §§ 91.9(a) and 91.531(a)(1) and (2) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), to allow PTC to train , test and authorize pilots to fly the Cessna Citation (CE

- 500 series) aircraft without a pilot who is designated as second in command (SIC).

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition
in the Federal Register because the requested exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to PTC

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The FAA has issued a grant of exemption in circumstances similar in all material respects to those pre sented in your petition. In G rant of Exemption No

. 6480L (copy e nclosed), the FAA
found that in light of the past operating experience of Citation airplanes certificated under 142

CFR part 23, an exemption with appropriate conditions and limitations would not have an adverse effect on safety in operations of Citation airplanes certificated under 14 CFR part 25.

Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that

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 they are similar in all material respects to relief previously requested in the enclosed Grant of Exemption N o. 6480L ;

 the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 6480L also apply to the situation you present; and

 for the reasons stated i n Grant of Exemption No. 6480L

, a grant of exemption is in the public interest.

Our Decision

Under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. §§ 106(f), 40113 and 44701

, which the FAA Administrator has delegated to me, I hereby Premier Training Center, LLC (PTC ) an exemption from §§ 91.9(a) and 91.531(a)(1) and (2) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), to the extent necessary to allow PTC to train , test and authorize pilots to fly the Cessna Citation (CE

- 500 series) aircraft without a pilot who is designated as second in command (SIC ) , subj ect to the condi tions and limitations described below.

Conditions and Limitations

1. This exemption applies to pilots operating Cessna Citation model 500, 550, S550, 552, and 560 airplanes who ha ve successfully completed PTC ’s approved single

- pilot
authorization course and complied with all of the terms of this exemption.

2. This exemption is effective for the conduct of the required training and checking requirements only if PTC ’s single

- pilot training program receives and maintains approval from the FAA’s General Aviation and Commercial Division, AFS

- 800, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591 . This can be obtained

v ia e

- mail ( 9

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- Correspondence@faa.gov ). For questions concerning training program approval contact the General Aviation a nd Commercial Division, Airmen Certification and Training Branch , AFS

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3. This exemption only applies to operations conducted under part 91.

4. Each pilot conducting single

- pilot operations under the terms of t his exemption

must

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a. Successfully complete PTC ’s CE

- 500 single

- pilot curriculum before conducting such operations;

b. Hold an A irline T ransport P ilot certificate with a CE

- 500 type rating or a
C ommercial P ilot certificate with an airplane instrument rating and CE

- 500 type rating before training under PTC ’s CE

- 500 single

- pilot curriculum;

c. Have logged at least 1,000 hours of total pilot flight time, including at least 50 hours of night flight time; 75 hours of instrument flight time, 40 hours of3

which are in actu al instrument meteorological conditions; and 500 hours as pilot in command (PIC), Second in Command ( SIC ) , or both, in turbine

powered airplanes;

d. Not perform any circling instrument approaches to minimums of less than 200 feet and 1 mile above the publishe d minimums until after completing 100 hours of single

- pilot flight experience in CE

- 500 series airplanes;

e. Not perform any straight

- in instrument approaches to minimums of less than
100 feet and one

- half statute mile visibility above the published minimums until after completing 100 hours of single

- pilot flight experience in CE

- 500 series airplanes;

f. Use a boom microphone; and

g. Use a fully functioning three axis autopilot capable of approach coupling
installed in the air plane

. 5. The CE

- 500 single

- pilot initial authorization and authorization renewal curriculum
must include

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a. Ground instruction appropriate to the CE

- 500 series airplane given by a n instructor employed by PTC (designated in accordance PTC ’s approved procedures) that covers at least the following ae ronautical knowledge areas:

i. Safe and efficient operation of airplanes;

ii. Weight and balance computations;

iii. Use of performance charts;

iv. Significance and effects of exceeding airplane performance limitations;

v. Principles and functions of airplane systems;

vi. Maneuv ers, procedures, and emergency operations; and

vii. Night and high

- altitude operations.

b. Flight instruction appropriate to the CE

- 500 series airplane given by a n instructor employed by PTC (designated in accordance with PTC ’s approved procedures) that covers at least the following areas of operation:

i. Preflight preparation;

ii. Preflight inspection and procedures;

iii. Taxiing;

iv. Normal and crosswind takeoffs and departures;

v. In

- flight maneuvers including configuration changes, approaches to stalls, and steep turns;4

vi. Simulated powerplant failure (actual powerplant failure if accomplished in a flight simulator);

vii. Instrument procedures;

viii. Precision and nonprecision approaches;

ix. Missed approaches;

x. Landings and approaches to landings;

xi. Normal and crosswind landings;

xii. Landing with a simul ated powerplant failure (actual powerplant failure if accomplished in a flight simulator);

xiii. Normal and abnormal procedures;

xiv. Emergency procedures; and

xv. Post

- flight procedures.

6. The instruction required in c ondition /limitation No. 5 b may be completed in an

appr oved flight simulator, qualified as

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a. A Level A or B flight simulator, provided the applicant satisfactorily accomplishes as part of the training program the following in

- flight maneuvers and procedures as sole manipulator of the controls in a CE

- 500 serie s airplane:

i. Exterior preflight inspection;

ii. Taxiing;

iii. Normal and crosswind takeoffs (minimum of three);

iv. Normal and crosswind approaches and landings (minimum of three);

v. Landing from a precision approach;

vi. Missed approach

vii. Approach and landing with a simulated powerplant failure;

viii. Landing from a circling approach; and

ix. Landing from a no flap or nonstandard flap approach.

b. A Level C or D flight simulator provided the applicant has performed at least three takeoffs and three landings to a full stop as the sole man ipulator of the flight controls in the CE

- 500 series airplane within the preceding 90 days.

7. An applicant seeking to obtain or renew a single

- pilot authorization under this exemption must

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a. Satisfactorily complete PTC ’ s single

- pilot curriculum;5

b. Satisfactori ly complete the curriculum’s required qualification module, consisting of a stand

- alone proficiency check in either a CE

- 500 series airplane, an appropriately qualified and approved flight simulator, or a combination thereof;

c. Satisfactorily complete this p roficiency check

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i. Within 30 days of completing the training; and

ii. Under the supervision of an appropriately rated FAA inspector , Pilot Proficiency Examiner (PPE) or Training Center Evaluator (TCE) who is qualified and authorized to conduct either § 61. 58 proficiency checks or type rating practical tests in CE

- 500 series flight simulators or airplanes, as appropriate.

d. Satisfactorily complete all tasks listed in the Airline Transport Pilot and Aircraft Type Rating Practical Test Standards that are require d for an initial
CE

- 500 type rating, except as provided in c ondition /limitation No. 9 ; and

e. Satisfactorily perform all maneuvers and procedures as a single pilot during the entire proficiency check. Training to proficiency during the check is not permitted , and failure of any maneuver shall result in failure of the proficiency
check.

8. The circling approach requirement must be accomplished in an airplane or in a simulator that is qualified for the circling approach task.

9. Until the circling approach task has b een satisfactorily demonstrated to an FAA inspector or FAA

- designated examiner in an airplane or in a simulator that is qualified and approved for the circling approach task

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a. The applicant’s records will be annotated with the statement, “Demonstration
of circling approach was not accomplished;” and

b. The applicant must not perform circling approaches as the PIC when weather conditions are less than the weather minimums for visual flight rules.

10. A person who previously has received a single

- pilot authorization in a Cessna Citation model 500, 550, S550, 552, or 560 airplane must complete PTC ’s single

- pilot differences training course to obtain a single

- pilot authorization for a different Cessna
Citation model.

11. All flight training conducted in accordance with thi s exemption conducted in a CE

500 series airplane must be given by a flight instructor employed by PTC who also meets the requirements of c ondition / l imitation No. 4(a), (b), and (c) of this exemption.

12. An applicant seeking to obtain a single

- pilot authoriza tion must satisfacto rily complete ground and flight training through PTC ’s FAA

- approved single

- pilot training course and must receive training on the differences between the Cessna Citation m odel represented by the simulator used for trai ning and ch ecking and the Cessna Citation model for which single

- pilot authorization is requested.6

13. PTC must provide AFS

- 800 with a copy of the most current course curriculum used to satisfy th e exemption training requirements

. This must include listing the prerequisites
fo r training specified for pilot certificates

, ratings

, and previous experience as described in this exemption.

14. A single

- pilot authorization will be valid for 12 calendar months. A person who renews a single

- pilot authorization in the calendar month before or after the calendar month in which it is due is considered to have renewed the single

- pilot authorization
when due.

15. Successful completion of the practical test used in the single

- pilot initial authorization and authorization renewal training program iden tified in condition/limitation No. 5 satisfies the requirements for a PIC proficiency check required by § 61.58.

16. Each CE

- 500 series airplane operated under this exemption must have the following equipment installed and operational:

a. An autopilot with ap proach coupling;

b. A flight director system;

c. A boom microphone; and

d. A transponder “ident” switch on the pilot’s control wheel.

17. PTC must provide a copy of this exemption to each person who is authorized to operate under this exemption. Each person who succes sfully completes the training and proficiency check identified in c ondition /limitation No. 7 must have their pilot logbook endorsed by the PTC instructor administering the training, using the following endorsement:

“I certify that ( f

irst name, MI, l ast nam e) has successfully completed
the CE

- 500 single

- pilot curriculum i dentified in Exemption No. xxxxx

, as amended.”

/s/ [date] J. J. Jones 987654321CFI Exp. 03

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18. PTC may not transfer this exemption when or if ownership or lease of the airplane is relinqui shed.

19. Each person must carry a copy of this exemption and a record from PTC documenting compliance with its training and checking requirements aboard the airplane when operating under the terms of the exemption.

20. This exemption is valid only for aircraft configured for operation by a single pilot seated in the left pilot seat. The privileges of this exemption are prohibited for any aircraft with the landing gear lever positioned anywhere to the right of the center of
the aircraft.

21. Upon request, PTC must p rovide any representative of the FAA Administrator with an analysis of the training and checking operations conducted under this exemption to7

include program failure rates, extra training time required, accident and incident data, and any known problem are as.

22. PTC must maintain records and make them available, when requested, to any representative of the FAA Administrator. These records must include all information required by §§ 142.73 (a), 142.73 (c)(1), 142.73 (e), and

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a. The dates of training enrollment and completion for each applicant who enrolls
in PTC ’s training courses;

b. The name and number of additional training hours needed by those applicants who require more flight training than prescribed in the FAA

- approved training course to pass the initial author ization or authorization renewal;

c. A list of those pilots who failed to complete the training program satisfactorily or withdrew from the program and the reasons for the withdrawal; and

d. The name, certificate number, and address of each person who is authori zed to operate under this exemption.

23. No person may provide training nor may any person receive training while passengers are aboard any aircraft operating for the purpose of meeting the training or checking requirements of this exemption.

24. This exemption i s not valid for operations outside the United States.

25. The FAA reserves the right to withdraw this grant of exemption at any time if the
Administrator determines that PT C has failed to adhere to the conditions and
limitations detailed in this exemption.

T hi s exemption terminates on April 30

, 2018 unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/
John S. Duncan
D irector , Flight Standards Service

Enclosure Exemption No. 6480L