AFS-10-357-E Oct 26 2010

Exemption No. 4416N Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2002-12831

Mr. Paul W. Railsback Director of Operations Air Transport Association of America, Inc. 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20004

Dear Mr. Railsback:

This letter is to inform you that we have amended Exemption No. 4416, as amended. It transmits our decision, explains its basis, and gives you the conditions and limitations of the exemption, including the date it ends.

The Basis for Our Decision

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is revising this exemption and its conditions and limitations to update the references to current Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations and to clarify in Condition No. 1 that each part 121 cer tificate holder desiring to use the provisions of this exemption must develop still and/or motion pictures providing distant and detailed closeup views of each passenger compartment and exterior preflight inspection item depicting

normal and abnormal conditions.

On August 5, 2010, the FAA revised the conditions and limitations of Exemption No. 4416, as amended. That exemption from the visual preflight inspection required in Appendix E item I(a) of part 121, as required under § 121.424 (a), allows ATA member airlines and other qualifying part 121 certificate holders to conduct training and checking of pilots on airplanes that require two flight crewmembers for the required preflight inspection, both interior and exterior, using approved advanced pictorial means. Currently, Appendix F item I(b) of part 121 allows for the use of an approved pictorial preflight inspection means.2

Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 4416, 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. Each part 121 certificate holder desiring to use the provisions of this exemption must develop still and/or motion pictures providing distant and detailed closeup views of each passenger compartment and exterior preflight inspection item depicting normal

and abnormal conditions.

2. The projection equipment must provide rapid and random access capability to any picture for training and checking purposes.

3. The pictures and descriptions of the items must be approved by the appropriate FAA Flight Standards District Offi ce holding the operating certificate.

4. Each pilot must receive training to proficiency and demonstrate proficiency on at least one complete visual inspection of the interior and exterior of a static airplane of the appropriate type. This training and demonstr ation of proficiency must be successfully completed and documented by a check airman before the completion of operating experience required by § 121.434.

5. Training devices used for the flight deck portion of the preflight visual inspection must be approved for that function, must accurately replicate the aircraft flight deck geography, and must simulate appropriate systems functions to include control, switch, instrument, and circuit breaker functions in regard to normal, abnormal, and emergency procedures.

The Effect of Our Decision

The termination date of Exemption No. 4416, as amended, remains September 30, 2012, sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

John W. McGraw Acting Director, Flight Standards

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