AFS-10-026-E

March 22, 2010

Exem ption No. 4050P Regu latory Docket No. FAA-2002-11491

Mr. Carlos Ayala Manager, Airworthiness Cessna Aircraft Company
One Cessna Boulevard Wichita, KS 67277

Dear Mr. Ayala:

This letter is to inform you that we have granted y our petition to extend and amend Exemption No. 4050, as amended. It explains the basis for ou r decision and describes its effect.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated October 8, 2009, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) for an e xtension of Exemption No. 4050, as amended. That exemption from §§ 91.9(a) and 91.531 (a)(1) and (2) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) permits Cessna to allo w certain qualified pilots of Cessna Citation model 550, S550, 552, or 560 aircraft to o perate those aircraft without a pilot who is designated as second in command (SIC). The amendme nt you request would extend the exemption for 3 additional years.

Although Cessna requested to extend the exemption f or 3 years, the FAA finds that it is in the best interest of safety to review this exemption ev ery 2 years to ensure that there has been no change in the circumstances or regulations from whi ch the exemption is granted.

Additionally, please note that the FAA has amended the conditions and limitations of this exemption. Since Cessna does not own a simulator, the FAA has removed those conditions and limitations that were specific to the use of a simulator.

In your petition, you indicate that there has been no change in the conditions and reasons relative to public interest and safety that were th e basis for granting the original exemption.2

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for n ot publishing a summary of the petition in the Federal Register

because the requested extension of the exemption w ould not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Cessna.

Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for t he issuance of Exemption No. 4050, 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 following
conditions and limitations.

Conditions and Limitations

1. This exemption serves as a supplemental type certif icate for the Cessna Citation model 550, S550, 552, or 560 airplanes operated with a si ngle pilot under the terms of this condition, provided the pilot has complied with all of the terms of this exemption.

2. This exemption is not effective unless Cessna’s sin gle-pilot training program receives and maintains approval from the FAA’s General Aviat ion and Commercial Division, AFS-800, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, D.C. 20591.

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

4. Each pilot conducting single-pilot operations must—

a. Before operations, complete a single-pilot training program approved by the FAA’s General Aviation and Commercial Division, AFS -800, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, D.C. 20591;

b. Hold an airline transport pilot certificate with a C-500 type rating or commercial pilot certificate with an airplane instr ument rating and C-500 type rating;

c. Have logged at least 1,000 hours of total pilot fli ght time, including at least 50 hours of night flight time, 75 hours of instrument flight time, 40 hours of instrument flight time in actual instrument meteoro logical conditions, and 500 hours as pilot in command or SIC or a combination o f both in turbine-powered airplanes;

d. Not perform any circling instrument approaches to m inimums of less than 200 feet and 1 mile above the published minimums until completion of at least 100 hours of single-pilot flight experience in Cessna 5 00-series airplanes;

e. Not perform any straight-in instrument approaches t o minimums of less than 100 feet and 1⁄2 mile above the published minimums un til completion of at least 100 hours of single-pilot flight experience in a Ce ssna 500-series airplane;3

f. Use a boom microphone; and

g. Use a fully functioning autopilot controllable abou t three axes and capable of approach coupling.

5. The single-pilot initial authorization and authoriz ation renewal training program must include the following:

a. Ground instruction that includes the following aero nautical knowledge areas:

i. Safe and efficient operation of aircraft;

ii. Weight and balance computations;

iii. Use of performance charts;

iv. Significance and effects of exceeding aircraft perf ormance limitations;

v. Principles and functions of aircraft systems;

vi. Maneuvers, procedures, and emergency operations app ropriate to the aircraft; and

vii. Night and high-altitude operations;

b. Flight instruction that includes the following area s of operation:

i. Preflight preparation;

ii. Preflight procedures;

iii. Taxiing procedures;

iv. Takeoff and departure phase;

v. In-flight maneuvers;

vi. Instrument procedures;

vii. Landings and approaches to landing;

viii. Normal and abnormal procedures;

ix. Emergency procedures; and

x. Postflight procedures.

6. An applicant seeking initial single-pilot authoriza tion or renewal of a single-pilot authorization in a Cessna 500-series airplane must accomplish the following:

a. Satisfactorily complete a course of training given by an authorized instructor employed by Cessna that includes the training requi rements as specified in the FAA-approved training course;

b. Satisfactorily accomplish the entire practical test in the Cessna 500-series make and model airplane; and4

c. Satisfactorily accomplish the final practical test, which must be conducted—

i. Within 10 days after the training has been complete d; and

ii. By an appropriately rated FAA-designated pilot exam iner or an FAA inspector who is qualified and authorized to conduc t tests in the Cessna-500 series airplanes;

d. Comply with the practical test requirements and sta ndards appropriate to the grade and class of pilot certificate the applicant holds and demonstrate proficiency in circling approaches both to the left and right; and

e. Satisfactorily perform all maneuvers and procedures throughout the entire practical test as a single pilot.

7. Cessna must provide a copy of this exemption to eac h person who is authorized to operate under the provisions of this exemption.

8. Each operator must carry a copy of this exemption o n board each airplane when operating under the provisions of this exemption.

9. The circling approach requirement must be accomplis hed in an airplane in flight or in a simulator equipped with a visual system that perm its accomplishment of the circling approach task.

10. A person who previously has received single-pilot a uthorization in the Cessna Citation model 550, S550, 552, or 560 airplanes must receive the FAA-approved differences training to obtain single-pilot authorization for a different Cessna Citation model.

11. A person requesting single-pilot authorization must satisfactorily accomplish groundand flight-simulator training in accordance with th e FAA-approved single-pilot training program and must receive training on the d ifferences between the model represented by the simulator in which training is r eceived and the Cessna Citation model for which single-pilot authorization is reque sted.

12. A single-pilot authorization will be valid for 12 c alendar 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 rene wed the single-pilot authorization
when due.

13. The Cessna Citation model 550, S550, 552, or 560 ai rplanes permitted to be used under the terms of this grant of exemption must hav e the following equipment installed and operational:

a. An autopilot with approach coupling;

b. A flight director system;5

c. A boom microphone; and

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

14. Upon request, Cessna must provide the FAA’s General Aviation and Commercial Division, AFS-800, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Wa shington, D.C. 20591, with an analysis of operations conducted under this exem ption with respect to operational exposure, accident/incident data, and any known pro blem areas. In addition, Cessna must maintain the following records—

a. The name, address, and dates of training enrollment and completion of each applicant who enrolls in its training course;

b. The date and location where the practical test was conducted, including the name of the FAA-designated examiner or FAA inspecto r conducting the test;

c. The names of those applicants who require more flig ht training to pass the
initial authorization or authorization renewal than that prescribed in the FAAapproved training course;

d. The amount of additional training hours required by each applicant listed in accordance with condition No. 15a to pass the fligh t check;

e. A list of those pilots who—

i. Failed to complete the training program satisfactor ily; or

ii. Withdrew from the program and the reasons for the w ithdrawal; and

f. The name, certificate number, and address of each p erson who is authorized to operate under this exemption.

15. No person may provide training nor may any person r eceive training while passengers are on board the aircraft during operations conduct ed under the privileges of this exemption.

16. A person operating a Cessna Citation 500-series air craft in accordance with this exemption may do so for no more than 12 calendar mo nths after the date in which that person completed the terms of condition No. 6.

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exempt ion No. 4050, as amended, to March 31, 2012, unless sooner superseded or rescind ed.

Sincerely,

/s/
John W. McGraw Acting Director, Flight Standards Service