AFS-15-384-E May 5, 2015

Exemption No. 11470 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2015-0110

Mr. Adam L. Tjelmeland

President & CEO Parker Bennecorp

P.O. Box 1139 Patterson, LA 70392

Dear Mr. Tjelmeland:

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 January 15, 2015, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of Airborne Support, Inc. (Airborne ) for an exemption from §§ 91.313(a)(1) and (c) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) to the extent necessary to allow Airborne to conduct operations needed to satisfy crewme mber training, type ra ting requirements, and proficiency requirements found in part 61 for restricted category aircraft.

Section 91.313(a) limits operation of a restricted category aircraft to: (1) the special purpose operation for which it is certificated; and (2) an operation necessary to accomplish the work activity directly associated with that special purpose. While the petitioner has only requested relief from § 91.313(a)(1), the FAA is construi ng this request as a one for relief from § 91.313(a) in its entirety. Ba sed on previous analysis cont ained in similar grants of exemption, the FAA does not believe that § 91.31 3(a)(1) can be separated from 91.313(a)(2) in any meaningful way.

Section 91.313(c) prescribes in pertinent part, that no person ma y operate a restricted category civil aircraft carrying passengers or property for compensation or hire. Further, for the2

purpose of this section, a special purpose opera tion involving the carriage of persons or material necessary to accomplish that opera tion[s] for the purpose of providing flight crewmember training in a special purpose operation, are not consider ed to be the carriage of persons of property for co mpensation or hire.

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 w ould be detrimental to Airborne.

The FAA contacted the petitioner on February 24, 2015, to clarify the aircraft that Airborne would operate under the requested relief. The petitioner responded via e-mail the same day and noted the aircraft regist ration numbers Airborne would use under this exemption. Additionally, the FAA contacted the petitioner on March 31, 2015, for clarification on the relationship between the petitione r and the aircraft operator. The petitioner responded via e-mail the same day clarifying that the operator which would exercise re lief under a grant of exemption is Airborne Support, Inc. Both reco rds of conversation capturing this information were placed in the docket.

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:

 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 Ai rborne Support, Inc. (Airborne) an exemption from 14 CFR §§ 91.313(a) and (c) to the extent necessary to allow Airborne to conduct operations needed to satisfy crewmember traini ng, type rating requirements, and proficiency requirements found in part 61 for restricted category civil C-54D -DC, C-47, C-47A and DC3C series 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. C-54D-DC: N670243

b. C-47: N64766

c. C-47A: N64767

d. DC3C: N932H

2. Airborne must be in full operational cont rol 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. Airborne may only use the aircraft fo r 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 Airborne,

b. Flight training for pilots employed by Air borne 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 includi ng, but not limited to, flight deck, flight manual, operating limitations, required pl acards, and procedures must be 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.4

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

This exemption terminates on May 31, 2017, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

Michael J. Zenkovich Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service

Enclosure Exemption No. 11245