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mrK u P 2 : is ' Decembe r15 , 201 0 U.S . Departmen t o f Transportatio n Docke t Operations , M-3 0 Wes t Buildin g groun d floo r Roo m W12-14 0 120 0 Ne w Jerse yAvenue , SE , Washington , D C 2059 0 Re : Petitio n fo rextensio n o f exemptio n No . 9807A , grante d Octobe r23 , 200 9 Regulator yDocke t No . FAA-2008-122 2 Dea rSi ro rMadam : O n behal f o f NetJet s Aviation , Inc. , Operatin g Certificat e No . DXTA401D , pleas e accep t thi s lette rfo rpetitio n t o exten d exemptio n No . 9807 A fro m 1 4 CF R 135.22 5 (f) . Th e existin g exemptio n authorize s NJ A pilot s t o operat e a t a militar yo rforeig n airpor t whe n IF R takeof f visibilit y i s les s tha n 1 mil e o rinstrumen t approac h visibilit y i s les s tha n V 2 mile . Th e exemptio n i s schedule d t o expir e o n Ma y31 , 2011 . Whil e th e economi c impac t o f thi s regulatio n i s difficul t t o quantify , NJ A currentl yoperate s ove ra thousan d flight s a mont h t o internationa l destination s i n a competitiv e busines s environment . NetJet s i s a t a competitiv e disadvantag e t o operator s wh o ar e abl e t o utiliz e weathe rminimum s establishe d b yth e authorit y havin g jurisdictio n ove ra particula rinternationa l airport . A n equivalen t leve l o f safet y i s maintaine d b y th e metho d o f documentatio n foun d i n Gran t o f Exemptio n No . 9807A , whic h ha s bee n i n plac e withou t negativ e impac t fo rove ra year . Than k yo u fo ryou rconsideratio n o f thi s petition . Shoul d question s arise , pleas e fee l fre e t o contac t me .

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Eri c Lam f Directo ro f Operation s yP'I^igh t Operation s Enclosure : Cop yo f exemptio n 9807 A Cc : Davi d Pierc e EL/b c

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e /w e s w OtTfOnsporiatiOf l '.Vashmqio n DC . 20M : Federa l Aviatio n AdmlnlslraNo n Octobe r 23,200 9 Exeniplio n No . 9S07 A Regulatory Docke t

No . FAA-2008-122 2 Mr . DiividMcConnic k Director . Flight

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u thafw c hav e grante dyou r reques t fo r exemption . I

t \ransmi\ s our decision , explain s it s basis , an dgive s yo u tli e conUidon s an dliniitaiion s o f th e exemption , includin g th e dal e i

t ends . Th e IJiisi s f(»

r Ou r Decisio n B y lette r tkUed.Marc h 18,.2009 , you petitione d(h e Federa l Aviatio n Adniinislratio n (FAA ) c)i i behalfoTNetJet s Aviation , Inc . (NJA) . fo r a n exemptio n fro

m§ 135.225(f

) o f Titl e H,Cod e o f Federal Regulation s (1 4 CFR ) l o ih c exten t necessar y ( o allo w NJA t

o make instrumen t fligh t lulc s (!FR ) lakeofi' s fro

mfoicig n fin

dmilitar y iiiiport s whe n th e visibility i s les s tha n 1 statut e mil e or.makc.a n instrumen t [ipproac h when (he.visibility i s les s tha n V 2 mile . The FA A ha s determine d(ha

t good.caus e exist s fo

r not publishin g asummary oi'th e petitio n i n th e Federal Registe r

becaus e th e requeste dexemptio n woul dnot set apiecedent , nn

dtin y dela y iiraclin g o n ilii s petitio n woul db e detrimeiun l t o NJA. . Th e FAA ha s issv\e

dagrant o f exemptio n i

n circumstanee s similar

i n ai l mmerial respect s t o ilio.se presente di

n you r petition . \

u Gnint o f f-xemptio n No . 975 2 (cop y enclosed) , th e FA A foun di t i n th e publi c interes t

t o permi t Ni[,,lne . (NJl) , t

o make IF

Rlakcoff s fro mforeign , and military airport s whe n th e visibilit y i s les s thaii 1 statuleinil e or make a n instriimen i approac h when th e visibility i s les s tha n Y i mile , subjec t

t o certai n condition s an dlimitations . This tuidin g i s base do

n th e tac t tha t i t i s i n th e publi c interes t

andmaintain s aleve l ol'safel y equivalen t

t o that.providc db

y th e curren t

regulations . AFS-09'170-1 2Weather.minimum s fo r aircraf t operatin g unde r

par t 13 5 are prescribe di

n § § 91.17 5 and 135.225 . Sectio n 135.22 5 restrict s apilo t operatin g unde r

par t 13 5 fro mmakin g atakeof

f a t any foreig n civi l airport

whe n th e visibility i s les s llia n 1 mile . Therefore , (akeoff s wit h les s than 1 mil e visibility a

t thes e foreig n civi l airport s caiUAo v b e authorize dihioug h opevalion s specifications . NJ l ha s extensiv e experienc e operatin g t o lowe r minimum s domestically under par t 13 5 an d worldwid e unde r

pai ! 91 . NJ l crew s receiv e trainin g i n lo w visibility operation s a s par t o f thei r FAA-approve dpart.l2 1 trainin g programan droutinel y utiliz e th e lowe r minimum s whe n flyin g into foreig n airport s whil e operatin g unde r pari 91 . FuiHiennore , sinc e n o miiiimu mrestriction s are place do n par t 12 1 operator s an dNJ l train s t o par t 12 1 standards , th e FA A believe s tha

t a n eciuivalen l leve l o f

safet y coul db e maintaine dwhil e operatin g t o foreig n o r militar y airpori s unde r

par i 135 - On e o f th e condition s o f

th e grant o f exemptio n t

o NJ l wa s (ha

t th e crew s utilizin g th e exemptio n ha

dt o b e traine dan dqualifie dt o th e standard s o f

par t 121 . Thi s i s becaus e par t 12 1 doe s no t

contai n th e supplementa l restriction s o n landin g weathe r

minim afo

r foreig n or mitilui 7 airport s foun di n par t 135 . Sinc e Ni l train s t

o th e sunie.standard s a s othe r ai v carrier s operatin g unde r

par t 121 , i t wa s appropriat e t

o permi t i t relie f frompar t 13 5 suc h tha

t i t ca n operat e i

n asimilar

fashiona s a

n air carrie r operatin g unde r

par t 121 . Havin g reviewe dyou r

reason s fo

r requestin g a

n exemption , 1 findthat

— • the y d o no t

differ materiall y fro

mthos e presente db

y th e petitione r

i n th e enclose dgran t

o f exemption ; • th e reason s stale dby th e FA A fo r giantin g th e enclose dexemptio n als o appl y t o th e situatio n yo u present ; an d • agran t

o f exemptio n i s i

n th e publi c interest . Ou r Occisio n Unde r th e auihoril y containe din49U.S.C . 4011 3 an d44701 , whic h th e FA A Administrato r ha s delegate dto.me , 1 hereb y gran t NetJet s Aviation , Inc. , a n exemptio n fro

m 1 4 CF R§ 135.225( 0 t o th e exten t necessary t o allo w NJ A pilot s t o operat e t o amilitai y o

r foreig n airpoi l whil e complyin g wiih applicabl e instrumen t approac h procedure s an dweathe r minimum s prescribe dby th e State and/o r authority havin g jurisdictio n ove r tha t airport , subjec t t o th e condition s an dlimit s describe dbelow . Conililion s im dLimitatiun s 1 . Provision s o f

thi s exemptio n appl y t

o al l turbojet-powere dairplane s operate db y NJA . 2 . Crews utilizin g thi s exemptio n mus t hav e been traine dan dqualifie dt o th e standard s specifie dunde r par t 121 , subpart s N an d0 .3 3 . Airpori s a

t whic h NJA intend s l o utiliz e th e provision s o f thi s exemptio n mus t hav e hadapproac h procedure s develope di n accordanc e wit

h U.S . Termina l Instrumen t

Procedure s o r

International Civi l Aviatio n Organizatio n Procedure s fo r Ai r Navigation s Service s criteria . Thi s exemptio n terminate s o n Ma y 31 , 2011 , unles s soone r supersede do r

rescinded . Sincerely ,

Cheste r D . Dalbe y AcLi'n g Director , Flight : Standard s Servic e Fnclosur e