AFS-16-5344-E March 30, 2016

Exemption No. 10159C Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2001-9352

Ms. Patricia Deimer-Steineke Manager, International Aerobatic Club (IAC) Experimental Aircraft Association

P.O. Box 3086 Oshkosh, WI 54903

Dear Ms. Deimer-Steineke:

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption No. 10159, 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 January 13, 2016, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of the International Aerobatic Club (IAC) for an extension of Exemption No. 10159, as amended. That exemption from §§ 91.9(b) and 91.151(a)(1) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows IAC members to carry less than the visual flight rules (VFR) fuel requirements under certain conditions and be exempted from carrying the aircraft flight manual during aerobatic competition and aerobatic practice flights.

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 IAC.2

Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 10159 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 the International Aerobatic Club (IAC) an exemption from 14 CFR §§ 91.9(b) and 91.151(a)(1) to allow IAC members to carry less than the visual flight rules (VFR) fuel requirements under certain conditions and be exempted from carrying the aircraft flight manual during aerobatic competition and aerobatic practice flights, subject to

the conditions and limitations listed below.

Conditions and Limitations

1. This exemption is applicable for flights conducted under daylight hours in VFR conditions only.

2. IAC and IAC members shall comply with the requirements of an approved pilot operating handbook and/or aircraft flight manual concerning minimum fuel quantity during aerobatic flight.

3. This exemption applies only to members of the IAC when participating in IACsanctioned aerobatic competitions and practice sessions for that event, at the event site, and in the same location and conditions as the competition.

4. All flights must takeoff and land from the sa me airport with the appropriate aircraft flight manual readily available at that airport before takeoff and after landing.

5. Each IAC member participating in an IAC-sanctioned aerobatic competition must be given a formal briefing by the event sponsor on the provisions of this exemption.

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 10159, as amended, to June 30, 2018, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

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John Barbagallo Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service