February 22, 2013

Exemption No. 7560F

Regulatory Docket No. FAA

- 2000

- 7997

Dr. Sean E. Gallagan

Principal

George T. Baker Aviation School

3275 N.W. 42 nd Avenue

Miami, FL 33142

Dear Dr. Gallagan :

This letter is to inform you that we have granted you r petition to extend Exemption

No. 7560 , as amended . It explains the basis for our decision and describes its effect.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated January 7 , 201 3

, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of George T. Baker Aviation School (Baker ) for an extension of Exemption No. 7560

, as amended . That exemption from § § 65.17(a), 65.19(b), and 65.75 of Title 14, Code of

Federal Regulation s (14 CFR) allows Baker to administer FAA oral and practical tests to its

students at time and places defined in its FAA

- approved operations handbook. In addition, it

allows Baker to approve students for retesting within 30 days after failure without requ iring a

signed statement certifying that additional instruction has been given in the failed area. That

grant of exemption allows Baker to conduct oral and practical mechanic tests as an integral

part of the education process rather than upon students’ su ccessful completion of the

mechanic written tests. Finally, it allows Baker to administer the aviation mechanic general

written knowledge test to students immediately following the successful completion of the

general curriculum but before meeting the req uirements of § 65.77.

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.2

You also state that this exemption has h ad a positive impact on the enrollment and the number

of licensed airframe and powerplant mechanics graduating from the school.

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition

in the Federal Register because the reques ted extension of the exemption would not set a

precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be det rimental to Baker

.

Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for th e issuance of Exemption No. 7560 , as

amended

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

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

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

limitations lis ted below.

Conditions and Limitations

1. Before exercising the privileges of this exemption, Baker must provide its operations

handbook to and receive approval from the Flight Standards District Office having

certificate responsibility for Baker’s operation.

2. Baker’s operations handbook must contain the manner in which oral and practical

mechanic tests are to be administered and the time and places at which Baker intends

to administer tests under this exemption.

3. Baker’s operations handbook must contain pro cedures for retesting after failure of the

oral or practical mechanic test for an instructional unit.

4. Before retesting after a failure, a student must repeat the entire instructional unit

associated with the failed test and receive authorization from Bake r to retake the test.

The operations handbook must contain procedures for documenting and tracking

compliance with all retesting procedures.3

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termin ation date of Exemption No. 7560 , as amended

, to June 30,

201 5 unless sooner superseded or rescinded

.

Sincerely,

/s/

Michael J. Zenkovich

Acting Deputy Director, Flight Standards

Service