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 granted your request for exemption. 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 June 11, 2015, you petitioned the 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 circumstances 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 training, and associated flights in restricted category aircraft. 

Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that: 
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 They are similar in all material respects to relief previously requested 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 situation you present; and 

 For the reasons stated in Grant of Exemption No. 11245, a grant of exemption is in the 

public interest. 

Our Decision 

Therefore, pursuant to the authority contained 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 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, subject 

to the conditions and limitations 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 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. Alaska Air Fuel may only use the aircraft for the special purposes identified on the 

restricted category airworthiness 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 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 
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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 the 

aircraft type rating Practical Test Standards (for airplanes, FAA-S-8081-5F as 

amended). 

6. A copy of this exemption must be provided 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 carried 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 superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

//s// 

John S. Duncan 

Director, Flight Standards Service 

Enclosure 

Exemption No. 11245