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June 7, 2016

Exemption No. 11098 A Regulatory Docket No. FAA

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Mr. Itash Samani CAE SimuFlite, Inc.

2929 West Airfield Drive

P.O. Box 619119 DFW Airport, TX 75261

Dear Mr. Samani:

This letter is to inform you that we have granted, in part, your petition to extend a nd amend Exemption No.11098

. It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists the

revised conditions and limitations

, including th e date it ends.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated August 17, 2015

, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

on behalf of CA E SimuFlite, Inc. (CAE ), for an extension of Exemption No. 11098 . That exemption from §§ 91.9(a) and 91.531 (a)(1) and (2) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulation s (14 CFR) allows CAE to train, test, and approve pilots (under its 14 CFR 142 training center certificate, 5T7X ) to operate certain Cessna CE

- 500 series aircraft without a pilot who is designated as se cond

- in

- command (SIC)

. You also requested several amendments to that exemption (which are discussed below).

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 ba sis 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 reque sted extension and amendment to the exemption would not set a precedent, and any d elay in acting on this petition would be det rimental to

CAE

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The FAA has amended the conditions and limitations of Exemption No. 11098 to clarify our original intent and to standardize the relief with similarly granted exemptions. While the relief

does not change substantially

, all users of the exemption should thoroughly review the revised

conditions and limitations. In its pet ition, CAE requested changes to the exemption , itemized as 1 through 11.

1. The FAA has adopted CAE’s request to replace “FSDO” with “ CMO”.

2. CAE requested a change to the qualification requirements for pilots exercising the exemption relief to clarify that pilots must hold an unrestricted Airline Transport Pilot ( ATP ) certificate, rather than the less specific reference to the ATP certif icate. The FAA has rejected this change because the exemption allows holders of a commercial pilot certificate to exercise the privileges of the exemption. We find that the qualifications of

a restricted

- ATP certificate to be at least equivalent to that of a commercial pilot
certificate. The FAA’s conditions and limitations are the minimum criteria for exercising the privileges of this exemption. CAE has the prerogative to further restrict the use of Exemption No. 11098 beyond that of the FAA’s conditions a nd limitations.

3. CAE requests that the FAA adjust the conditions and limitations to specifically identify single pilot operation in the ground instruction curriculum

. T he FAA finds that this specificity is not necessary and CAE may adjust its curriculum to provide for that specificity, as long as the curriculum meets the requirements in the conditions and

limitations.

4. CAE requests that the FAA amend the conditions and limitations to specify the instrument procedures for this segment. The FAA has rejected t his change; CAE may include this specificity in its curriculum.

5. CAE requests rephrasing the flight simulator segment allowances.

. The FAA has updated C ondition /L imitation No 7 to include full flight simulators l evel A through D

.

6. The FAA has made a reliev ing change to Condition/Limitation No. 8 to require a trainee seeking to obtain or renew a single

- pilot authorization under this exemption to satisfactorily complete a proficiency check within 30 days rather than the initially required 10 days. We find tha t a 30

- day maximum is a more appropriate interval than the original 10 days, or the 60 days proposed by CAE in its petition.

7. CAE has requested amendments to Exemption No. 11098 that would make the relief available to pilots operating certain CE

- 500 aircra ft modified with supplemental type

certificates (STC) SA8176SW, SA09377SC, SA2172NM, SA645NW, and ST09559AC. Pilots exercising the privileges of this exemption in a CE

- 500 aircraft modified under any STC may do so only if that STC does not affect the compl exity of the pilot’s normal tasks

, and when the STC does not adversely affect the cockpit configuration for operation s by a single pilot.3

8. CAE requests that the FAA amend Condition/Limitation No. 13 to include new phraseology to identify differences, and n ew relief allowing an exception for having to complete the ground training curriculum for trainees who have completed a CAE initial

CE

- 500 type rating course. The FAA has not made these changes; all single

- pilot course trainees must complete the single

- pi lot ground training requirements identified in this exemption.

9. CAE request ed a new C ondition /Limitation No. 23 t hat references part 61.43(b)(2), PIC Proficiency Checks, and logbook endorsements concerning single pilot operations of

the CE

- 501 or CE

- 551 se ries aircraft

. The FAA has not made this change as these

references are not pertinent or relevant, and can not be included as part of the conditions and limitations of the exemption.

10. CAE requests that trainees be able to use a written test or oral examinat ion to satisfy the requirements of the ground curriculum. The FAA finds that each trainee must complete the single

- pilot ground curriculum to meet the requirements of this e xemption.

11. CAE requests a new condition/limitation allowing removal of the “second

- in

- command required” restriction on a pilot certificate. The FAA has not made this change. No training or checking under this exemption may be used as grounds for removing a

second

- in

- command restriction. This exemption is an authorization for operations only ; it is not a basis for adding or removing ratings or restrictions from pilot certificates. The “Second in Command Required” limitation can only be removed when a pilot has successfully complete d a practical test “single” pilot in an aircraft model tha t has such an single pilot operational allo wance as described in the Type Certificate Data Sheet (TCDS) or aircraft flight manual.

12. The FAA has removed previous Condition/Limitation No. 17 because it is not pertinent to CAE. We have also removed previous C ondition/Limitation No. 18 because we feel the exemption holder’s experience with the exemption has precluded any misunderstanding that the relief is applied to any particular CE

- 500 airplane owned or operated by the exemption holder. This has resulted in previous Condition/Limitations Nos. 19, 20, 21, and 22 to become Condition/Limitation Nos. 17, 18, 19, and 20.

13. The FAA has added Condition/Limitation No. 21 to ensure pilots operating under the exemption do so only in aircraft configured for operation by a single pilot seated in the left pilot seat. To ensure CAE’s full operational control of the privileges of this exemption, the FAA added Condition/Limitation No. 22 requiring the approved training course authorized by this exemption to be conducted under the auspices of CAE only.

14. Aircraft registered in the U.S. and operated by FAA

- certificated pilots may only be operated outside the U.S. when they are in full compliance with the CFR. For that4

reason, the FAA has added Condition/Limitation No. 23, prohibit ing exempted operations outside the U.S.

Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for th e issuance of Exemption No. 1109 8 remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest

. Therefore, under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegat ed to me, I hereby grant CAE Sim uFlite, Inc. an exemption from 14 CFR §§ 91.9(a) and 91.531(a)(1) and (2) to the ext ent necessary to train, test, a nd approve pilots to operate

ce rtain Cessna CE

- 500 series aircraft without a pilot who is d esignated as second

- in

command , subject to the revised conditions and limitations described below.

Conditions and Limitation s

1. This exemption applies to pilots operating Cessna Citation model 500, 550, S550, 552, and 560 airplanes who ha ve successfully completed CAE ’s approved single

- pilot

authorization course and complied with all of the terms of this exemption.

2. This exemption is effective for the conduct of the required trainin g and checking onl y if CAE ’s single

- pilot training course receives and maintains approval under part 142 from the FAA Certificate Management Office ( CMO ) that has jurisdi ctional authority

over the CAE ’s part 142 training center certificate.

3. This exemption is effective o nly if it is listed in CAE ’s training specifications, paragraph A005.

4. Any flight operated using the privileges of this exemption may be conducted under part 91 only.

5. Each pilot conducting single

- pilot operations under the terms of this exemption

must

—

a. Compl ete CAE ’s FAA

- approved part 142 CE

- 500 single

- pilot curriculum before conducting such operations;

b. Hold an airline transport pilot (ATP) certificate with a CE

- 500 type rating or a commercial pilot certificate (CPL) with an airplane instrument rating and CE

500 type rating before entering CAE ’s part 142 CE

- 500 single

- pilot curriculum;

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 ( SIC ) , or both, in turbine

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powered airplanes;

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

200 feet and 1 mile above the published minimums until after 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 one

- half statute mile visibility above the publis hed minimums until after completing 100 hours of single

- pilot flight experience in CE

- 500 series airplanes;

f. Use a boom microphone; and

g. Use a fully functioning autopilot that is controllable about three axes and capable of approach coupling.

6. The CE

- 500 s ingle

- pilot initial authorization and authorization renewal curriculum

must include

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a. Ground instruction appropriate to the CE

- 500 airplane given by a CAE part 142 instructor (designated in accordance with CAE ’s approved procedures)

that covers at least t he 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 limitations;

v. Principles and functions of airplane systems;
vi. Maneuvers, procedures, and emergency operations; and

vii. Night and high

- altitude operations.

b. Flight instruction appropriate to the CE

- 500 airplane given by a CAE part 142 instructor (designated in accordance with CAE ’s approved procedures) that

cover s at least the following areas of operation:

i. Preflight preparation;

ii. Preflight inspection and procedures;

iii. Taxiing;

iv. Normal and crosswind takeoffs and departures;

v. In

- flight maneuvers including configuration changes, approaches to stalls, and steep turns;

vi. Simulated powerplant failure (actual powerplant failure if accomplished in a flight simulator);

vii. Instrument procedures;6

viii. Precision and nonprecision approaches;

ix. Missed approaches;

x. Landings and approaches to landings;

xi. Normal and crosswind landings;

xii. Landing with a simulated powerplant failure (actual powerplant failure if accomplished in a flight simulator);

xiii. Normal and abnormal procedures;

xiv. Emergency procedures; and

xv. Post

- flight procedures.

7. The instruction required in Condition and Limitation No. 6 ( b ) may b e completed in an approved flight simulator, qualified as

a. A Level A

- D full flight simulator, provided the trainee satisfactorily accomplishes as part of the training program the following in

- flight maneuvers and procedures as sole manipulator of the co ntrols in a CE

- 500 series airplane:

i. Exterior preflight inspection;

ii. Taxiing;

iii. Normal and crosswind takeoffs (minimum of three);

iv. Normal and crosswind approaches and landings (minimum of three);

v. Landing from a precision approach;

vi. Missed approach ; vii. Approach and landing with a simulated powerplant failure;

viii. Landing from a circling approach; and

ix. Landing from a no flap or nonstandard flap approach.

b. A Level C

- D full flight simulator provided the trainee has performed at least 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.

8. A trainee seeking to obtain or renew a single

- pilot authorization under this exemption

must

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a. Satisfactorily complete CAE ’s FAA

- approved part 142 single

- pilot curriculum;

b. Satisfactorily complete the curriculum’s required qualification module, consisting of a stand

- alone proficiency check in either a CE

- 500 series airplane, an appropriately qualified and approved flight simulator, or a

comb ination thereof;

c. Satisfactorily complete this proficiency check

i. Within 30 days of completing the training; and7

ii. Under the supervision of an appropriately rated FAA inspector or CAE Training Center Evaluator (TCE) who is qualified and authorized to

conduc t either § 61.58 proficiency checks or type rating practical tests in

CE

- 500 series flight simulators or airplanes, as appropriate.

d. Satisfactorily complete all tasks listed in the Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) and Aircraft Type Rating Practical Test Stand ards for Airplane ( FAA

- S

- 8081

- 5F) that are required for an initial CE

- 500 type rating, except as provided in

Condition and Limitation No. 10; and

e. Satisfactorily perform all maneuvers and procedures as a single pilot during the entire proficiency check

. Tr aining to proficiency during the check is not permitted, and failure of any maneuver shall result in failure of the proficiency

check.

9. The circling approach requirement must be accomplished in an airplane or in a simulator that is qualified and approved i n CAE ’s training specifications for the circling approach task.

10. Until the circling approach task has been satisfactorily demonstrated to an FAA inspector or FAA

- designated examiner in an airplane or in a simulator that is qualified and approved for the ci rcling approach task

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a. The trainee ’s records will be annotated with the statement, “Demonstration of circling approach was not accomplished;” and

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

conditions are less than the weather minimums for visual flight rules.

11. A person who previously has received a single

- pilot authorization in a Cessna Citation model 500, 550, S550, 552, or 560 airplane must complete CAE ’s FAA

- approved part 142 single

- pilot differences training course to obtai n a single

- pilot authorization for a

different Cessna Citation model.

12. All flight training conducted in accordance with this exemption must be given by a flight instructor employed by CAE who also meets the requirements of C ondition and

L imitation No. 5 (a ), (b), and (c) of this exemption.

13. A trainee seeking to obtain a single

- pilot authorization must satisfactorily complete ground and flight training through CAE ’s FAA

- approved part 142 single

- pilot training course and must receive training on the differenc es between the Cessna Citation model represented by the simulator used for training and checking and the Cessna Citation model for which single

- pilot authorization is requested.

14. A single

- pilot authorization will be valid for 12 calendar months

. A person w ho renews a single

- pilot authorization in the calendar month before or after the calendar8

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

- pilot authorization

when due.

15. Success ful completion of the proficiency check used in the FAA

- approv ed part 142 single

- pilot initial authorization and authorization renewal training curriculum satisfies the requirements of the PIC proficiency check required by § 61.58

.

16. Each CE

- 500 series airplane operated under this exemption must have the following

e quipment installed and operational:

a. An autopilot with approach coupling capability ;

b. A flight director system;

c. A boom microphone; and

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

17. Each person must carry a copy of this exemption and a recor d from CAE documenting compliance with its training and checking conditions aboard the airplane when he or she is operating under the terms of the exemption.

18. Upon request, CAE must provide any representative of the FAA Administrator with an analysis of tr aining and checking operations conducted under this exemption with respect to program failure rates, extra training time required, accident and incident data, and any known problem areas.

19. CAE must maintain records and make them available, when requested, to any representative of the FAA Administrator

. These records must include all information required by § 142.73 and

—

a. The dates of training enrollment and completion for each trainee who enrolls in

CAE ’s single

- pilot curriculum ;

b. The pilot’s name and the n umber of additional training hours needed by those

trainee s who require more flight training than prescribed in the FAA

- approved training course to pass the initial authorization or authorization renewal;

c. A list of those pilots who failed to complete th is single pilot training

curriculum satisfactorily or withdrew from the course and the reasons for the withdrawal; and

,

d. The name, certificate number, and address of each person who is authorized to operate under this exemption.9

20. No person may provide traini ng nor may any person receive training while passengers are aboard any aircraft operating for the purpose of meeting the training or checking requirements of this exemption.

21. This exemption is valid only for aircraft configured for operation by a single pi lot seated in the left pilot seat. Exercising the privileges of this exemption is prohibited in any aircraft with the landing gear lever positioned anywhere to the right of the center

of the aircraft.

22. The approved training curriculum authorized by this ex emption may not be conducted under any business name other than CAE SimuFlite, Inc.

23. This exemption is not valid for operations outside the United States without the approval of the appropriate civil aviation authority.

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24. The FAA reserves the right to with draw this grant of exemption at any time if the

Administrator determines that CAE has failed to adhere to the conditions and

limitations detailed in this exemption.

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 1109 8 , as amended, to April 30, 2018, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

John S. Duncan Director, Flight Standards Service