AFS-16-11018-E 

January 6, 2017 

 Exemption No. 9899E 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2009-0520 

Mr. Jack Tessmann 

Director of Training 

FlightSafety International 

1851 Airport Road 

Wichita, KS 67209 

Dear Mr. Tessmann: 

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption No. 9899, 

as amended. 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 March 28, 2016, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 

behalf of FlightSafety International, LLC (FSI) for an amendment and extension to 

Exemption No. 9899, as amended. That exemption from §§ 91.9(a) and 91.531(a)(1) and (2) 

of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows FSI to train, test, and approve pilots 

(under its 14 CFR part 142 training center certificate, UJFX071K) to operate certain Cessna 

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

In your petition, you indicate similar conditions and reasons relative to public interest and 

safety that were the basis for granting the exemption continue to exist. 

You also requested amendments to Conditions and Limitations Nos. 20 and 23. In your 

amendment request, you state that you are petitioning to remove Condition and Limitation 

No. 20, because the feasibility of operating a Cessna CE-500 series aircraft with a gear handle 

on the right side was evaluated by Cessna Flight Test and was found to be acceptable for 

single pilot operations. We believe you intended to reference Condition and Limitation No. 
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21, which prohibits use of aircraft that has the landing gear lever located anywhere to the right 

of center on the flight deck. Condition and Limitation No. 20 prohibits carrying passengers 

during training or checking. Condition and Limitation No. 23 specifies that the exemption is 

only valid in the United States and you have requested that this be modified to allow 

operations outside of the United States. In your petition, you state that in it’s current 

language, Condition and Limitation No. 23 appears to forbid direct routing between certain 

U.S. destinations because these flights include operations through Canadian airspace. 

Our Decision 

The FAA did not amend Condition and Limitation No. 21 due to the lack of conclusive or 

current information concerning the safe operation of CE-500 airplanes by a single pilot, with 

the gear lever positioned anywhere to the right of center of the aircraft. 

The FAA determined that it is reasonable to amend Condition and Limitation No. 23, with the 

understanding that FSI will need to obtain permission from the sovereign state that the pilot 

can operate the CE-500 with a single pilot under the terms and conditions of this exemption. 

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance and extension of 

Exemption No. 9899, as amended, remains 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 delegated to me, I grant FlightSafety 

International (FSI) an exemption from 14 CFR §§ 91.9(a), 91.531(a)(1) and (2) to train, test, 

and approve pilots (under its 14 CFR 142 training center certificate, UJFX071K) to operate 

certain Cessna CE-500 series aircraft without a pilot who is designated as second-incommand (SIC), subject to the conditions and limitations listed below. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. This exemption applies to pilots operating Cessna Citation model 500, 550, S550, 

552, and 560 airplanes who have successfully completed FSI’s approved singlepilot 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 

only if FSI’s CE-500 single-pilot training program receives and maintains approval 

under part 142 from the FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) that has 

jurisdictional authority over the FSI’s part 142 training center certificate. 

3. This exemption is effective only if it is listed in FSI’s training specifications, 

paragraph A005. 

4. Any flight operated using the privileges of this exemption may be conducted under 

part 91 only. 

5. Each pilot conducting single-pilot operations under the terms of this exemption 

must— 
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a. Complete FSI’s FAA-approved part 142 CE-500 single-pilot curriculum before 

conducting such operations; 

b. Hold an airline transport pilot certificate with a CE-500 type rating or a 

commercial pilot certificate with an airplane instrument rating and CE-500 

type rating before entering FSI’s part 142 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 of 

which are in actual instrument meteorological conditions; and 500 hours as 

pilot in command (PIC), 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 published 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 autopilot that is controllable about three axes and 

capable of approach coupling. 

6. The CE-500 single-pilot initial authorization and authorization renewal curriculum 

must include–– 

a. Ground instruction appropriate to the CE-500 airplane given by a FSI part 142 

instructor (designated in accordance with FSI’s approved procedures) that 

covers at least the following aeronautical 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. Maneuvers, procedures, and emergency operations; and 

vii. Night and high-altitude operations. 

b. Flight instruction appropriate to the CE-500 airplane given by a FSI part 142 

instructor (designated in accordance with FSI’s approved procedures) that 

covers at least the following areas of operation: 
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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; 

vi. Simulated powerplant failure (actual powerplant failure if accomplished 

in a full 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 simulated powerplant failure (actual powerplant failure 

if accomplished in a full flight simulator); 

xiii. Normal and abnormal procedures; 

xiv. Emergency procedures; and 

xv. Post-flight procedures. 

7. The instruction required in Condition and Limitation No. 6b may be completed in 

an approved full flight simulator, qualified as–– 

a. A Level A, B, C, or D full 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 series 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. Normal approach and landing; 

ix. Landing from a circling approach; and 

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

b. A Level C or D full flight simulator provided the applicant has performed at 

least three takeoffs and three landings to a full stop as the sole manipulator of 

the flight controls in the CE-500 series airplane within the preceding 90 days. 

8. An applicant seeking to obtain or renew a single-pilot authorization under this 

exemption must–– 
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a. Satisfactorily complete FSI’s FAA-approved part 142 single-pilot curriculum; 

b. Satisfactorily 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 full flight simulator, or a 

combination thereof; 

c. Satisfactorily complete this proficiency check— 

i. Within 30 days of completing the training; and 

ii. Under the supervision of an appropriately rated FAA inspector or FSI 

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 full 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 required for an initial 

CE-500 type rating; 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 will result in failure of the proficiency 

check. 

9. The circling approach requirement must be accomplished in an airplane or in a 

simulator that is qualified and approved in FSI’s training specifications for the 

circling approach task. 

10. Until the circling approach task has been satisfactorily demonstrated in an airplane 

or in a simulator qualified for the circling approach task to an FAA inspector or 

FAA-designated examiner–– 

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. 

 

11. A person who previously has received a single-pilot authorization in a Cessna 

Citation model 500, 550, S550, 552, or 560 airplane must complete FSI’s FAAapproved part 142 single-pilot differences training course to obtain a single-pilot 

authorization for a different Cessna Citation model. 
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12. All flight training conducted in accordance with this exemption must be given by a 

flight instructor employed by FSI who also meets the requirements of Condition 

and Limitation No. 5(a), (b), and (c) of this exemption. 

13. A person seeking to obtain a single-pilot authorization must satisfactorily complete 

ground and flight training through FSI’s FAA-approved part 142 single-pilot 

curriculum and must receive training on the differences between the Cessna 

Citation model represented by the simulator used for training and checking and the 

Cessna Citation model for which single-pilot authorization is requested. 

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 proficiency check used in FSI’s FAA-approved part 

142 single-pilot initial authorization and authorization renewal training curriculum 

identified in Condition and Limitation No. 8 satisfies the requirements of the PIC 

proficiency check required by 14 CFR § 61.58. 

16. Each CE-500 series airplane operated under this exemption must have the 

following equipment installed and operational: 

a. An autopilot with approach coupling capability; 

b. A flight director system; 

c. A boom microphone; and 

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

17. Each person must carry a copy of this exemption and a record from FSI 

documenting compliance with its training and checking conditions aboard the 

airplane when he or she is operating under the terms of this exemption. 

18. Upon request, FSI must provide any representative of the FAA Administrator with 

an analysis of training and checking operations conducted under this exemption 

with respect to program failure rates, extra training time required, accident and 

incident data, and any known problem areas. 

19. FSI 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 and— 
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a. The dates of training enrollment and completion for each trainee who enrolls in 

a FSI single-pilot curriculum; 

b. The name and number of additional training hours needed by those applicant 

who requires more flight training than prescribed in the FSI’s CE-500 singlepilot curriculum in order to pass the initial authorization or authorization 

renewal; 

c. The name of each pilot who failed to complete FSI’s Cessna CE-500 

single-pilot curriculum satisfactorily or withdrew from the course and the 

reason(s) for the withdrawal; and 

d. The name, certificate number, and address of each person who is authorized to 

operate under this exemption. 

20. 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. 

21. 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. 

22. The approved training curriculum authorized by this exemption may not be 

conducted under any business name other than FSI. 

23. This exemption is not valid for operations outside the United States, except when 

the operator receives authorization from the appropriate civil aviation authority of 

the sovereign nation in which the operator intends to operate. 

24. A copy of this exemption must be provided to the sovereign nation upon request. 
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25. The FAA reserves the right to withdraw this grant of exemption at any time if an 

authorized representative of the Administrator determines that FSI has failed to 

adhere to the conditions and limitations of this exemption. 

The Effect of Our Decision 

This terminates on July 31, 2019, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

John Barbagallo 

Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service