AFS-13-146-E

March 8, 2013

 

 Exemption No. 10225B

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2010-0931

Mr. Raymond R. Roberts

Chief Pilot, Flight Standards and Regulatory Affairs

The Boeing Company

1301 S.W. 16th Street, Bldg. 25-01

Renton, WA 98055

Dear Mr. Roberts:

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

No. 10225, as amended. It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists 

the conditions and limitations.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated December 21, 2012, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration 

(FAA) on behalf of The Boeing Company (Boeing) for an extension of Exemption 

No. 10225, as amended. That exemption from § 91.105 of Title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR) permits the designated second in command (SIC) to occupy a flight 

deck jumpseat while a non-FAA-certificated foreign pilot occupies a pilot seat and 

manipulates the flight controls in the B-787 or B-747-8 aircraft while in flight within the 

United States for the purpose of training and familiarization.

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 requested extension of the exemption would not set a 

precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Boeing,
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Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 10225, 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. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator 

has delegated to me, I grant your petition, subject to the following conditions and limitations.

Conditions and Limitations

1. All subject flights must be for training purposes only. 

2. The flying will be conducted in the airport traffic pattern and will begin and end

at the same airport and will only cover the time necessary for the foreign pilot to 

obtain the required takeoff and landings for certification.

3. All subject training flights must be conducted with two qualified

Boeing instructor pilots on board the aircraft with one of the qualified Boeing

instructor pilots occupying a pilot seat with the seatbelt and shoulder harness fastened 

at all times and one of the qualified Boeing instructor pilots occupying a flight deck 

jumpseat at all times.

4. The Boeing instructor pilot assigned to the flight deck jumpseat will:

a. Continually observe the actions of the non-FAA-certificated foreign pilot

undergoing training;

 b. Be prepared to take action, as necessary, in response to the foreign pilot's

manipulation of the controls to maintain the safety of flight; and

 c. Be expected to continue to perform the duties of the SIC while away from

his or her station but seated at the jumpseat.

5. The foreign pilots of purchasing customers must possess and provide, prior to the

actual flight:

a. A transport pilot's license (certificate) and associated medical certificate

 issued by the appropriate regulatory authority of each pilot's country; and

b. Documentation showing satisfactory completion in the appropriate training

 course for the airplane to be flown, to include ground and flight simulator

 training.

6. The foreign pilots of purchasing customers will be vetted through the TSA-related

portions of § 61.75, and the petitioner is required to comply with all aspects of

§ 61.75 that are important to safety and security.
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The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 10225, as amended, to

March 31, 2015, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

John S. Duncan

Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service