Miami Air International 

P.O. Box 660880 

Dear Mr. Kamrad: 

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 limit ations of the exemption, including the date it ends. 

The Basis for Our Decision 

By date posted December 17, 2012, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administrati 

on (FAA) on behalf of Miami Air International (Miami Air) for an extension of Exem 

ption No. 9757. That exemption from§ 121.434(c) (1) (ii) of Title 14, Code of Fede 

ral Regulations allowed Miami Air to substitute a qualified and authorized check a irman or aircrew program designee for an FAA inspector to observe a qualifying pil 

ot in command (PIC) who is completing initial or upgrade training specified in § 1 21.424 during at least one flight leg that includes a takeoff and a landing. That exemption, however, expired on August 31, 2012; therefore, we will treat your req uest a s a new petition. 

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition in the Federal Register because the requested e xemption would not set a p recedent , and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimen tal to Miami A 

ir. 

The FAA has issued a grant of exemption in circumstances s~milar in all material r 

espects to those presented in your petition. In Grant of Exemption No. 8054 (copy enclosed) , the FAA found that subject to certain conditions and limitations, the 

requirement for an FAA inspector to observe a qualifying PIC before he/she begins operations in an airplane unsupervised may be conducted by and satisfied by the ce rtificate holder's check airman or aircrew program designee. The FAA found that t his could be accomplished without reducing the level of safety provided by the reg ulation. 

Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I fi nd that- * they are similar in all material respects to relief previ ously requested in the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 8054; 

* the reasons stated by the FAA for granti ng the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 8 054 also apply to the situation you present; and * a grant of exemption is in the public interest. 

Our Decision 

Under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, wh~ch the FAA Administ 

rator has delegated to me, I hereby grant Miami Air International an exemption fro 

m 14 CFR 

§ 121.434(c) (1) (ii) to the extent necessary to allow Miami Air to substitute a qua lified and authorized check airman or aircrew program designee for an FAA inspecto 

r to observe a PIC who is completing initial or upgrade training specified in § 12 

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b. The qua lifyi ng PI C candi date has compl eted no l es s t han 10 hours of supervised 

operating experience (OE ) and accomplished no fewer t han two takeoffs and landin s 

; an 

c. The qualifyi ng PIC candi date i s perf ormi ng PI C duties during a complete flight 

leg, including f l i ghtdec k preparation, before starting engines checklist, taxi, ta 

keoff, a ll other flight phases, l anding, taxi , and securing checklist. 

2 . Each Miami Air check a irman or aircrew program de signee conducting a PIC observ 

ati on i n place of an FAA inspector must--

a. Be approved by t he Admini strator t o conduct the observation; 

b. Have s er ved as a check ai rman or a i rcrew program designee for Miami Air for no 

l ess t han 6 months; and 

c . Not super vise the OE or conduct the i ni tial l i ne check for the qualifying PIC c 

andidat e be i ng observed. 

3 . Miami Air must maintain student, check airman, and aircrew program designee rec 

ords that demonst rat e compli ance wi th t he condi t i ons and limitations of this exemp 

t ion . 

This exemption terminates on May 31, 2015, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

John S. Duncan 

Deputy Director, Flight Standards 

Service 

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