AFS-11-074-E 

Feb 2 2011 

 Exemption No. 7487K 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2000-8527 

Mr. Al Bernet 

Satellite Training Center Manager 

SimCom Training Centers 

9550 Parksouth Court, Suite 100 

Orlando, FL 32837 

Dear Mr. Bernet: 

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption No. 

7487, as amended. It explains the basis for our decision and describes its effect. 

The Basis for Our Decision 

By letter dated December 3, 2010, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

on behalf of SimCom Training Centers (SimCom) for an extension of Exemption No. 7487, 

as amended. That exemption from §§ 91.9(a) and 91.531(a)(1) and (2) of Title 14, Code 

of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows SimCom and operators of Cessna Citation model 

500, 550, S550, 552, and 560 airplanes to operate those airplanes without a pilot who is 

designated as second in command. 

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 of the exemption would not set a 

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

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 7487, 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, certificate subject to the conditions 

and limitations listed below. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. This exemption serves as a supplemental type certificate for those Cessna 

Citation model 500, 550, S550, 552, and 560 airplanes operated by a single pilot 

who has complied with all of the terms of this exemption. 

2. This exemption is effective only if SimCom’s single-pilot training program 

receives and maintains approval under 14 CFR part 142 from the FAA Flight 

Standards District Office (FSDO) that has jurisdictional authority over 

SimCom’s part 142 training center certificate. 

3. This exemption applies only to operations conducted under part 91. 

4. Each pilot conducting single-pilot operations must— 

a. Complete SimCom’s FAA-approved part 142 single-pilot training course 

before conducting such operations; 

b. Hold an airline transport pilot certificate with a CE–500 type-rating 

or commercial pilot certificate with an airplane instrument rating and 

CE–500 type-rating; 

c. Have logged at least 1,000 hours of total pilot flight time, including at 

least 50 hours of night flight time; 75 hours of instrument flight time, 

40 hours of which are in actual instrument meteorological conditions; 

and 500 hours as pilot in command (PIC), second in command, or both in 

turbine-powered airplanes; 

d. Not perform any circling instrument approaches to minimums of less 

than 

200 feet and 1 mile above the published minimums until completing 

100 hours of single-pilot flight experience in CE–500 series airplanes; 

e. Not perform any straight-in instrument approaches to minimums of less 

than 100 feet and 1/2-statute-mile visibility above the published 

minimums until completing 100 hours of single-pilot flight experience in 

CE–500 series airplanes; 
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f. Use a boom microphone; and 

g. Use a fully functioning autopilot that is controllable about three axes and 

capable of approach coupling. 

5. The single-pilot initial authorization and authorization renewal training program 

must include–– 

a. Ground instruction that covers the following aeronautical knowledge 

areas: 

i. Safe and efficient operation of airplanes; 

ii. Weight and balance computations; 

iii. Use of performance charts; 

iv. Significance and effects of exceeding airplane performance 

limits; 

v. Principles and functions of airplane systems; 

vi. Maneuvers, procedures, and emergency operations appropriate to 

the airplane; and 

vii. Night and high-altitude operations. 

b. Airplane/flight simulator instruction that covers the following areas of 

operation: 

i. Preflight preparation; 

ii. Preflight procedures; 

iii. Takeoff and departure phase; 

iv. In-flight maneuvers; 

v. Instrument procedures; 

vi. Landings and approaches to landings; 

vii. Normal and abnormal procedures; 

viii. Emergency procedures; and 

ix. Postflight procedures. 
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6. The instruction required in condition No. 5b may be completed in an approved 

flight simulator, qualified as–– 

a. A Level A flight simulator, provided the applicant has accomplished the 

following in-flight maneuvers and procedures in the CE–500 series 

airplane: 

i. Preflight inspection; 

ii. Taxiing; 

iii. Normal takeoff; 

iv. Crosswind takeoff; 

v. Instrument landing system approach; 

vi. Missed approach; 

vii. Simulated powerplant failure; 

viii. Normal landing; 

ix. Crosswind landing; and 

x. Landing with simulated powerplant failure. 

b. A Level B, C, or D flight simulator, provided the applicant has performed 

three takeoffs and three landings to a full stop as the sole manipulator of 

the flight controls in the CE–500 series airplane within the preceding 

90 days. 

7. An applicant seeking to obtain or renew a single-pilot authorization under this 

exemption, must–– 

a. Satisfactorily complete SimCom’s FAA-approved part 142 single-pilot 

training course; 

b. Satisfactorily complete the practical test in the appropriate CE–500 series 

airplane or appropriately qualified and approved flight simulator. For an 

initial authorization the practical test may be completed in an approved 

simulator if— 

i. The simulator meets the requirements of § 61.63(e)(4)(i); and 

ii. The applicant meets the requirements of § 61.63(e)(4)(ii). 
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c. Satisfactorily complete the practical test within 10 days of completing the 

training. The practical test must be conducted by an appropriately rated 

and authorized FAA designated examiner, training center evaluator, or 

FAA inspector who is authorized and qualified to conduct the test in CE500 series airplanes or flight simulators, as appropriate; 

d. Comply with the practical test requirements and standards for the grade 

and class of pilot certificate the applicant holds and demonstrate 

proficiency in circling approaches to the left and right, except as 

provided in condition No. 9; and 

e. Satisfactorily perform all maneuvers and procedures as a single pilot 

during the entire practical test. 

8. The circling approach requirement must be accomplished in an airplane or in a 

simulator equipped with a visual system that may achieve the circling approach 

task. 

9. Until the circling approach task has been satisfactorily demonstrated in an 

airplane or in a simulator qualified for the circling approach task to an FAA 

inspector or FAA-designated examiner–– 

a. The applicant’s records will be annotated with the statement, 

“Demonstration of circling approach was not accomplished”; and 

b. The applicant must not perform circling approaches as the PIC when 

weather conditions are less than the weather minimums for basic visual 

flight rules. 

10. A person who previously has received a single-pilot authorization in a 

Cessna Citation model 500, 550, S550, 552, or 560 airplane must complete 

SimCom’s FAA-approved part 142 single-pilot differences training course to 

obtain a single-pilot authorization for a different Cessna Citation model. 

11. An applicant seeking to obtain a single-pilot authorization must satisfactorily 

complete ground and flight simulator training through SimCom’s FAA-approved 

part 142 single-pilot training course and must receive training on the differences 

between the Cessna Citation model represented by the simulator used for 

training and the Cessna Citation model for which single-pilot authorization is 

requested. 

12. A single-pilot authorization will be valid for 12 calendar months. A person who 

renews a single-pilot authorization in the calendar month before or after the 

calendar month in which it is due is considered to have renewed the single-pilot 

authorization when due. 
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13. The CE–500 series airplanes operated under this exemption must have the 

following equipment installed and operational: 

a. An autopilot with approach coupling; 

b. A flight director system; 

c. A boom microphone; and 

d. A transponder “ident” switch on the pilot’s control wheel. 

14. SimCom must provide a copy of this exemption to each person who is 

authorized to operate under this exemption. 

15. Each operator must carry a copy of this exemption aboard the airplane when 

operating under this exemption. 

16. On request, SimCom must provide the General Aviation and Commercial 

Division, Flight Standards Service, AFS–800, with an analysis of operations 

conducted under this exemption with respect to operational exposure, accident 

and incident data, and any known problem areas. 

17. SimCom must maintain records and make them available, when requested, to the 

FAA FSDO that has jurisdictional authority over SimCom’s part 142 training 

center certificate. These records must include— 

a. The name, address, and dates of training enrollment and completion for 

each applicant who enrolls in SimCom’s training courses; 

b. The date and location where the practical test was conducted, as well as 

the name of the FAA-designated examiner or FAA inspector conducting 

the test; 

c. The name of each applicant who requires more flight training than 

prescribed in the FAA-approved training course to pass the initial 

authorization or authorization renewal; 

d. The number of additional training hours needed by each applicant 

enrolled in the training course to pass the flight check; 

e. A list of those pilots who failed to complete the training program 

satisfactorily or withdrew from the program and the reasons for 

the withdrawal; and 

f. The name, certificate number, and address of each person who is 

authorized to operate under this exemption. 
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18. No person may provide or receive training while passengers are aboard the 

airplanes during operations conducted under the privileges of this exemption. 

The Effect of Our Decision 

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 7487, as amended, to 

April 30, 2013 unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

John W. McGraw 

Acting Director, Flight Standards 

 Service