AFS-13-177-E April 24, 2013

Exemption No. 7487L Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2000-8527

Al Bernet Manager of Regulatory Compliance SimCom Training Centers 6989 Lee Vista Blvd. Orlando, FL 32822

Dear Mr. Bernet:

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption No. 7487. It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists revised conditions and limitations.

The Basis for Our Decision By letter dated January 8, 2013, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of SimCom Training Centers, air agency certificate num b er V6IX042K (SimCom Training Centers), for an extension of Exem ption No. 7487. That exemption from §§ 91.9(a) and 91.531(a)(1) and (2) of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Re gulations (14 CFR) permits SimCom Training Centers to train and check pilots of certain Cessna Citation airplanes covered by the CE-500 type rating to operate those airplanes with a single pilot, rather than with two as required by their type certificate data sheets.

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 peti tion would be detrimental to SimCom Training Centers.2

Our Decision On August 31, 2011, the FAA published “Pilot in Command Proficiency Check and Other Changes to the Pilot and Pilot School Ce rtification Rules” final rule in the Federal Register (76 FR 54095) (copy enclosed) which amende d 14 CFR § 61.58. Section 61.58 now requires a pilot-in-command (PIC) pr oficiency check for the type of ai rcraft identified in this petition. The training outlined in the conditions and limita tions section of this exemption requires an end-of-course check as part of the FAA-appr oved part 142 curriculum. That check meets the requirements for the “proficiency check conducted by a person authorized by the Administrator, consisting of th e aeronautical knowledge areas, areas of operations, and tasks required for a type rating, in an aircraft th at is...turbojet-powered...” To that end, the FAA has added the following text as Condition No. 15: “Successful completi on of the proficiency check used in the FAA-approved part 142 single- pilot initial authorizat ion and authorization renewal curriculum identified in Condition No. 5 satisfies the requirements of PIC proficiency check required by § 61.58.”

The FAA has also amended the following conditions and limitations to match other similar exemptions. While the relief granted does not change substantially, the petitioner is directed to the new text because some of the conditions and limitations have been modified. In the new conditions and limitations, the FAA has added new requirements in Condition Nos. 3, 8, 12, 18, and 21.

The FAA has determined that the justifica tion for the issuance of Exemption No. 7487 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, subj ect to the following revised conditions and limitations.

Conditions and Limitations

1. This exemption applies to pilots oper ating Cessna Citation model 500, 550, S550, 552, and 560 airplanes who have successfully completed SimCom Training Centers’ approved single-pilot cu rriculum and complied with all of the terms of this exemption.

2. This exemption is effective for the conduc t of the required training and checking only if SimCom Training Centers’ CE-500 si ngle-pilot training program receives and maintains approval under part 142 from the FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) that has jurisdictional authority over the SimCom Training Centers’ part 142 training center certificate.

3. This exemption is effective only if it is li sted in SimCom Trai ning Centers’ training specifications, paragraph A005.

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

5. Each pilot conducting single-p ilot operations under the terms of this exemption
must—3

a. Successfully complete SimCom Traini ng Centers’ FAA-approved part 142 CE-500 single-pilot curriculum be fore conducting such operations;

b. Hold an airline transport pilot certif icate with a CE-500 type rating or a commercial pilot certificate with an airplane instru ment rating and CE-500 type rating before entering SimCom Tr aining Centers’ part 142 CE-500 singlepilot 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 mete orological conditions; and 500 hours as pilot in command (PIC), SIC, or both, in turbine-powered airplanes;

d. Not perform any circling instrument appr oaches to minimums of less than 200 feet and 1 mile above the published minimums until after completing 100 hours of single-pilot flight experien ce 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 visi bility above the published 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 single-pilot initial authoriza tion and authorizatio n renewal curriculum must include––

a. Ground instruction appropriate to the CE-500 airplane given by a SimCom Training Centers part 142 instructor (d esignated in accordance with SimCom Training Centers’ approved procedures) that covers at least 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 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 th e CE-500 airplane given by a SimCom Training Centers part 142 instructor (d esignated in accordance with SimCom Training Centers’ approved procedures) th at covers at least the following areas of operation:4

i. Preflight preparation;

ii. Preflight inspection and procedures;

iii. Taxiing;

iv. Normal and crosswind takeoffs and departures;

v. In-flight maneuvers including config uration changes, approaches to stalls, and steep turns;

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

vii. Instrument procedures;

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 No. 6b may be completed in an approved flight simulator, qualified as––

a. A Level A or B flight simulator, provided the applicant satisfactorily accomplishes as part of the training program the following in-flight maneuvers and procedures as sole mani pulator of the controls 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 si mulated powerplant failure;

viii. Landing from a circling approach; and

ix. Landing from a no flap or nonstandard flap approach.5

b. A Level C or D flight simulator provided the applicant has performed at least three takeoffs and three landings to a fu ll stop as the sole manipulator of the flight controls in the CE-500 series airplane within the preceding 90 days.

8. An applicant seeking to obtain or renew a single-pilot author ization under this exemption must––

a. Satisfactorily complete SimCom Trai ning Centers’ FAA-approved part 142 single-pilot curriculum;

b. Satisfactorily complete the curricul um’s required qualification module, consisting of a stand-alone proficienc y check in either a CE-500 series airplane, an appropriately qualified a nd approved flight simulator, or a combination thereof;

c. Satisfactorily complete this proficiency check—

i. Within 10 days of comp leting the training; and

ii. Under the supervision of an appropr iately rated FAA inspector training center evaluator (TCE) who is quali fied and authorized to conduct either § 61.58 proficiency checks or type rating practical tests in CE500 series flight simulators or airplanes, as appropriate.

d. Satisfactorily complete all tasks listed in the Airline Transport Pilot and Aircraft Type Rating Practical Test Sta ndards that are required for an initial CE-500 type rating; and

e. Satisfactorily perform all maneuvers and pr ocedures as a sing le pilot during the entire proficiency check. Training to proficiency during the check is not permitted, and failure of any maneuver will result in failure of the proficiency check.

9. Until the circling approach task has been satisfactorily demonstrated in an airplaneor in a simulator qualified for the circling approach task to an FAA inspector or FAAdesignated examiner––

a. The applicant’s records will be annotate d 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 mini mums for basic visual flight rules.

10. The circling approach requirement must be accomplished in an airplane or in a simulator that is qualified and approved in SimCom Training Centers’ training specifications for the circling approach task

11. A person who previously has received a singl e-pilot authorization in a Cessna Citation model 500, 550, S550, 552, or 560 airplane must complete SimCom Training Centers’6

FAA-approved part 142 single-pi lot differences training cour se to obtain 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 SimCom Training Centers who also meets the requirements of Condition No. 5 of this exemption.

13. An applicant seeking to obtain a single-pilot authorization must satisfactorily complete ground and flight training through SimCom Training Centers’ F AA-approved part 142 single-pilot curriculum and must also rece ive training on the differences between the Cessna Citation model represented by the si mulator used for training and checking and the Cessna Citation model for which singl e-pilot authorization is requested.

14. 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 singl e-pilot authorization when due.

15. Successful completion of the proficiency ch eck used in SimCom Training Centers’ FAA-approved part 142 single-pilot initial authorization and au thorization renewal training program identified in Condition No. 5 satisfies the requirements of the PIC proficiency check required by 14 CFR § 61.58.

16. Each CE-500 series airplane 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.

17. SimCom Training Centers must provide a c opy of this exemption to each person who is authorized to operate under this exemption.

18. No operator may transfer this exemption when or if ownership or l ease of the airplane is relinquished.

19. Each person must carry a copy of this exem ption and a record from SimCom Training Centers documenting compliance with its tr aining and checking conditions on board the airplane when he or she is operating under the terms of this exemption.

20. Upon request, SimCom Training Centers must provide any represen tative of the FAA Administrator with an analysis of trai ning 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.7

21. SimCom Training Centers must maintain r ecords and make them available, when requested, to any representative of the F AA 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 a SimCom Training Centers Cessna CE-500 single pilot curriculum;

b. The trainee name and number of a dditional training hours needed by any trainee who requires more f light training than prescr ibed in the FAA-approved curriculum in order to pass the initial authorization or au thorization renewal;

c. The name of each pilot who failed to complete a Cessna CE-500 single pilot curriculum satisfactorily or who withdrew from such a curriculum along with the reason(s) for withdrawal; and

d. The name, certificate number, and address of each person who is authorized to operate under this exemption by reason of satisfactory completion of SimCom Training Centers’ Cessna CE- 500 single-pilot curriculum.

22. No person may provide training nor may a ny person receive training while passengers are aboard any aircraft oper ating for the purpose of mee ting the training or checking requirements of this exemption.

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 7487, as amended, to April 30, 2015, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/ John S. Duncan Deputy Director Flight Standards Service