AFS-10-263-E 

May 23, 2010 

 Exemption No. 4296P 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2001-8754 

Mr. James A. Young 

Director of Operations 

Everts Air Fuel, Inc. 

P.O. Box 60908 

Fairbanks, AK 99706 

Dear Mr. Young: 

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

Exemption No. 4296, as amended. It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, 

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

The Basis for Our Decision 

By letter dated April 28, 2010, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 

behalf of Everts Air Fuel, Inc. (Everts), for an extension and amendment of Exemption 

No. 4296, as amended. That exemption from § 91.9(a) of Title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR) allows Everts to operate certain McDonnell Douglas DC-6 (DC-6) 

aircraft at a 5 percent increased zero fuel weight and landing weight for all-cargo aircraft to 

provide supplies to people in isolated villages in Alaska. The amendment you request would 

allow an additional DC-6 aircraft (N555SQ) to be operated under this exemption. 

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 and amendment would not set a 

precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Everts. 
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Our Decision 

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 4296, as 

amended, remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. 

Therefore, under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA 

Administrator has delegated to me, I grant your petition, subject to the conditions and 

limitations listed below. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. This exemption applies to only the following DC-6 aircraft operated by Everts and 

included on its part 125 operations specifications: Registration Nos. N251CE, 

N400UA, N444CE, N451CE, N7780B, N7919C, N51599, N555SQ, N888DG, and 

 N747CE (previously Registration No. N233HP).

2. Each aircraft’s maximum zero fuel and landing weights must not exceed 87,460 

pounds and 92,360 pounds, respectively. 

3. In addition to the normal inspection program, Everts must inspect each aircraft in 

accordance with Douglas Reports LB-306-73, Special Inspection Procedures for 

Cargo Operation, as revised and approved by the FAA. 

4. Everts must revise the FAA-approved airplane flight manual for each aircraft operated 

under this exemption to include the operating limitations and information needed for 

operation at the increased weights. 

5. Everts must include a copy of this exemption in each FAA-approved airplane flight 

manual. 

The Effect of Our Decision 

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 4296, as amended, to 

June 30, 2012, unless sooner superseded or rescinded 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

Raymond Towles 

Acting Director, Flight Standards 

 Service