AFS-16-10372-E 

May 18, 2016 

 Exemption No. 12449A 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2015-3010 

Mr. Tom Woodward 

President 

Sky Aviation Corporation 

1444 Airport Road 

Worland, WY 82401 

Dear Mr. Woodward: 

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

Exemption No. 12449. It transmits our decision, explains its basis, and gives you the revised 

conditions and limitations of the exemption, including the date it ends. 

The Basis for Our Decision 

By letter dated February 18, 2016, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

on behalf of Sky Aviation Corporation (SAC) for an extension of, and amendment to, 

Exemption No. 12449. That exemption from § 91.313(a) and (b) of Title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR) allows SAC to conduct operations needed to satisfy crewmember 

training, type rating requirements, and proficiency requirements found in part 61 in the CH46E series restricted category aircraft. The amendment you request would change the specific 

aircraft listed in Condition and Limitation No. 1. 

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 and amendment to the exemption 

would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to 

SAC. 
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Our Decision 

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 12449 

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 Sky Aviation Corporation (SAC) an exemption from 14 CFR 

§ 91.313(a) and (c) to conduct operations needed to satisfy crewmember training, type rating 

requirements, and proficiency requirements found in part 61 in the CH-46E series restricted 

category aircraft, subject to the conditions and limitations listed below. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. The privileges of this exemption are limited to the following aircraft: 

a. CH-46E: N461WY 

b. CH-46E: N462WY 

2. SAC must be in full operational control of any aircraft operated using the privileges of 

this exemption. 

3. The relief from § 91.313(c) is only granted to the extent necessary to allow for the 

operations described in Condition/Limitation No. 4. 

4. SAC may only use the aircraft for the special purposes identified on the restricted 

category airworthiness certificate for the aircraft specified in Condition/Limitation No. 

1 and the following operations: 

a. Practical tests necessary to issue type ratings required by § 61.31(a) to pilots 

employed by SAC; 

b. Flight training for pilots employed by SAC seeking to take a practical test for a 

type rating designation necessary to operate an aircraft covered under this 

exemption; and, 

c. Observation flights performed for the purpose of designating or observing a 

Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE), 

5. An aircraft configuration analysis including, but not limited to, flight deck, flight 

manual, operating limitations, required placards, and procedures must be completed 

and provided to the Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) with geographic 

responsibility for the airport or area where the aircraft is based. This analysis must 

reflect the capability of the aircraft to perform all required procedures and maneuvers 

necessary to meet the applicable requirements of this aircraft type rating Practical Test 

Standards (for helicopters, FAA-S-8081-20 as amended). 

6. A copy of this exemption must be provided to the FSDO with geographic 

responsibility for the airport or area where the aircraft is based, must be provided to 
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any representative of the Administrator upon request, and must be carried aboard the 

aircraft at all times. 

7. Failure to meet any of the conditions or limitations of this exemption immediately 

cancels the authority authorized by this exemption. 

8. The privileges of this exemption may be exercised only for flights within the District 

of Columbia, the 48 contiguous United States, its territories, and the states of Alaska 

and Hawaii. This exemption is not valid for intrastate operations that involve flight 

through international airspace. 

The Effect of Our Decision 

This exemption terminates on May 31, 2018, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

John Barbagallo 

Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service