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- E January 29, 2015

Exemption No. 10184B Regulatory Docket No. FAA

- 2010

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Mr. David Wilson

Director , Flight Operations

Endeavor Air , Inc. 7500 Airline Drive, M .S. 01P Minneapolis, MN 55450

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Dear Mr. Wilson :

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

No. 10184 , as amended . It explains the basis for our decision , describes its effect, and lists

the revised conditions and limitations.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated December 30, 2014 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Adm inistration (FAA) on behalf of Endeavor Air , Inc. ( Endeavor ), for an extension of Exemption No. 10184

, as amended

. That exem ption from § 121.652 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows a new Endeavor pilot in command (PIC) that is subject to higher landing weather minimum requirements to operate to the normal, lower Category I minimums under the conditions stip ulated in Operation Specifications (OpSp ec) D08.

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 determ ined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition

in the Federal Register beca use the requested extension of the exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Endeavor

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Our Deci sion

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 10184 remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. Therefore, under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. §§ 106(g), 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegat ed to me, Endeavor Air, Inc. is granted an extension to Exemption No. 1018 4 , as amended, for § 121.652 to allow a new Endeavor pilot in command (PIC) that is subject to higher landing weather minimum requirements to operat e to the normal, lower Category I minimums under the conditions stipulated in OpSpec D08

, subject to the following conditions

and limitations.

Conditions and Limitations

1. This exemption applies only to those aircraft identified as Endeavor fleet (9E) in OpSpec paragraph D085.

2. General. To use either Category I or Category II instru ment approach procedure

weather minimums under any provisions of this exemption a certificate holder must

ensu re that its flightcrew training and qualification program meets th e following general requirements:

a. Suitable low visibility instrument approach, landing, and missed approach

scenarios are included in flight training using the applicable airborne syst em and appropriate training devices or simulators for those scenarios ; and

b. Specific approval by the certificate holder's principal operations inspector to use this exemption is obtained for each aircraft type.

3. Category I, specific. A PIC with fewer than 100 hours as PIC in the airplane being operated may be authorized to use the lowest applicable Category I instrument approach minimums for a particular runway and instrument approach procedure if each of the following conditions is met:

a. The PIC and other required flightcrew members are trained and qualified for Category II or Category III, or are trained to an equivalent level with respect to the airborne system use, ground facility use, associated procedures, and any other relevant topics ;

b. The aircraft and associated airborne systems are eligible for Category I or II for that operator when the certificate holder's approved training program incorporates the use of an approach coupler or a head

- up display ( HUD ) system that provides flight guidance information to decision height ;3

c. The approach coupler or HUD system is used for the approach to decision height or until initiation of a missed approach ;

d. The flightcrew must use appropriate instrument approach procedures for Category II or III, or equivalent instrument approach procedures acceptable to the Administrator; and

e. Catego ry I instrument approach procedures or landings will not be initiated when the weather conditions are below 4,000 runway visual range (3/4 mile visibility) and the cross

- wind component exceeds 15 knots combined with a braking action report of less than "go od."

4. Category II, specific. A PIC with fewer than 100 hours as PIC in the airplane being operated may conduct Category II operations in accordance with Operations Specifications paragraph C059 if each of the following conditions is met:

a. The PIC has at le ast 300 hours as a PIC or second in command in a turbojet airplane ;

b. The PIC and other required flightcrew members are trained and qualified in Category II or III instrument approach procedures, and use those procedures appropriately ;

c. The aircraft and as sociated airborne systems are approved for Category III for the certificate holder, or for Category II for the certificate holder using an approach coupler and an autoland system or HUD which provides flight guidance information to decision height ; and

d. The approach coupler and autoland system or HUD is used for the instrument approach procedure and landing or until initiation of a missed approach.

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 10184 to January 31, 201 7

, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

John S. Duncan Director, Flight Standards Service