AFS-15-3224-E January 6, 2016

Exemption No. 14205 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2015-3116

Mr. Alan Cruce Director of Operations Alaska Air Fuel, Inc. 900 Cope Industrial Way Palmer, AK 99645

Dear Mr. Cruce:

This letter is to inform you that we have gran ted your request for exemption. It transmits our decision, explains its basis, and gives you th e conditions and limitations of the exemption, including the date it ends.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated June 11, 2015, you petitioned th e Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of Alaska Air Fuel, Inc. (Alaska Air Fuel) for an exemption from §§ 91.313(a) and (c) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) to the extent necessary to allow Alaska Air Fuel to conduct operations needed to satisfy crewmember training, type rating requirements, and proficiency requirements found in part 61 in the C54 series restricted category aircraft.

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition in the Federal Register because the requested exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Alaska Air Fuel.

The FAA has issued a grant of exemption in circ umstances similar in all material respects to those presented in your petition. In Grant of Exemption No. 11245 (copy enclosed), the FAA found that an exemption was appropriate to allow Neptune Aviation Services to conduct practical tests, proficiency trai ning, and associated flights in restricted category aircraft.

Having reviewed your reasons for re questing an exemption, I find that:2

 They are similar in all material respects to relief previously request ed in the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 11245;

 The reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 11245 also apply to the situ ation you present; and

 For the reasons stated in Gr ant of Exemption No. 11245, a gran t of exemption is in the public interest.

Our Decision

Therefore, pursuant to the authority c ontained in 49 U.S.C. §§ 106(f), 40113 and 44701 delegated to me by the Administrator, I grant Alaska Air Fuel, Inc. (Alaska Air Fuel) an exemption from 14 CFR §§ 91.313(a) and (c) to the ex tent necessary to al low Alaska Air Fuel to conduct operations needed to satisfy crewme mber training, type ra ting requirements, and proficiency requirements found in part 61 in the C 54 series restricted cat egory aircraft, subject

to the conditions and li mitations listed below.

Conditions and Limitations

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

a. C54E-DC: N96358

b. C54D-DC: N3054V

2. Alaska Air Fuel must be in full operationa l 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. Alaska Air Fuel may only use the aircraftfor the special purposes identified on the restricted category airworthin ess certificate for the aircraft 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 Alaska Air Fuel,

b. Flight training for pilots employed by Alaska Air Fuel seeking to take a practical test for a type rating designa tion 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 includi ng, but not limited to, flight deck, flight manual, operating limitations, required pl acards, and procedures must be3

completed and provided to the Flight St andards 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 m eet the applicable requirements of the aircraft type rating Practi cal Test Standards (for ai rplanes, FAA-S-8081-5F as amended).

6. A copy of this exemption must be provi ded to the FSDO in the geographic region where the aircraft is based, must be provided to any representative of the Administrator upon request, and must be carri ed aboard the aircraft at all times.

7. Failure to meet any of the conditions of this exemption immediately cancels the authority authorized by this exemption.

8. This exemption is not valid for operating outside the United States.

This exemption terminates on January 31, 2018, unless sooner supers eded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

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John S. Duncan Director, Flight Standards Service

Enclosure Exemption No. 11245