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January 27, 2014 Dear Sir or Madam: In accordance with the provisions of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) §11.61, **Jet A viation**  **Flight Services, Inc. (KKVA618M)** , for Dassault 900LX & EXEASy / N261CH & N918JM, we submit a petition for an exemption from a section of 14 CFR Part 135.156. You will find in attachment to this letter the necessary information to support our petition. Should you have any question, please do not hesitate to contact us at the following address: Darrell Hunter 112 Charles Lindbergh Dr. Teterboro NJ 07608 317
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-4760 **Petition for**  **Exemption: Docket No F AA** **- 2006**  **- 26135 / Flight Data Recorders**  In accordance with the requirements of 14 CFR §11.81(a)
- (g), we provide the following detailed information in support of our petition: 14 CFR 11.81(a)
- Contact information: Darrell Hunter 112 Charles Lindbergh Dr. Teterboro NJ 07608 317
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-4760 14 CFR 11.81(b)
- Specific section from which relief is sought: For Dassault 900LX N261CH & Dassault 900 EXEASy N918JM, we request relief from the following portion of 14 CFR: §135.156, Amdt 135
- 120, Flight data recorders: filtered data (d) Compliance. Compliance is requi red as follows: (4) After April 21, 2014, no aircraft flight data recording system may filter any parameter listed in paragraph (c) of this section that does not meet the requirements of Appendix D or F of this part, unless the certificate holder possesses test and analysis procedures and the test results that have been approved by the FAA. All records of tests, analysis and procedures used to com ply with this section must be maintained as part of the correlation documentation required by § 135.152 (f) ( 1 ) ( iii) or (f) ( 2 ) ( iii) of this part as applicable. 14 CFR 11.81(c)
- Extent and reason for seeking relief: For Dassault 900LX N261CH & Dassault 900 EXEASy N918JM, we are requesting an exemption from com pliance with the above listed portion of the flight data recorders. Compliance with the regulations requires retrofit with EASy II upgraded avionics Load. Considering the large amount of Falcon aircraft being retrofitted with EASy II upgraded avionics, there is a significant waiting time before being accept ed in a Service Center for retrofit. The amount of aircraft retrofitted monthly is limited worldwide, by the large am ount of equipment’s to supply. Finally, this retrofit requires a significant downtime to adapt to scheduled maintenance checks in a way to ma intain reasonable operational use of our aircraft. After review, we plan to retrofit our aircraft with EASY II upgraded avionics **N918JM July 2014 / N261CH September 2014** 

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14 CFR 11.81(d)
- Public interest / benefit: Jet Aviation Flight Services is a Part 135 Air Carrier certificated in accordance with 14 CFR Part 135. Jet Aviation Flight Services operated aircraft, to include Dassault 900LX N261CH & Dassault 900 EXEASy N918JM, are offered for charter services to the public. Jet Aviation Flight Servic es charter clientele are primarily business leaders that find it necessary to charter an aircraft in order to maximize their time and availability to operate their business. Charter aircraft allow business executives and key personnel the flexibility to qu ickly

react and meet obligations to advance their business, thereby strengthening the com pany’s position and help to provide a stable job market, which in turn strengthens US econom y. Considering that a temporary exemption to allow operations with filtered parameters has no direct impact on the safety of that individual aircraft, denial of service to these business leaders to quickly react, grow their companies and provide much needed jobs, would be an undue burden on the public as a whole. 14 CFR 11.81(e)
- Information supporting this petition: This petition for exemption is related to the Flight Data recorder: data filtering to be removed, as ma ndated by 14 CFR §§135.156 Amendment 135
- 120. This exemption, if granted, would allow us to benefit from the co mmercial use of Dassault 900LX N261CH & Dassault 900 EXEASy N918JM between April, 21, 2014 and September 2014 / July 2014. If this petition is denied, then commercial flight operations of Dassault 900LX N261CH & Dassault 900 EXEASy N918JM will have to be i nterrupted until EASy II upgraded avionics retrofit is applied. Granting this exemption would not affect nor degrade the inherent safety of the airplane. This exemption deals only with the recording of pitch control surface position (parameter 15), lateral control surface position (parameter 16), yaw control surface position (parameter 17) and cockpit flight control input forces (parameter 88); it therefore has no impact on operational safety. 14 CFR 11.81(f)
- Federal Register summary : Petitioner: **Jet A**

**v iation Flight Services**  Affected Regulations: 14 CFR §135.156(d ) ( 4), Amdt 135
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of Relief Sought: Jet Aviation Flight Services, seek exemption from section 14 CFR part 135.156 to allow Dassault 900LX N261CH & Dassault 900 EXEASy N918JM to operate with filtered data from April, 21, 2014 to **N918JM July 2014 / N261CH September 2014**

. 14 CFR 11.81(g)
- Additional information: Granting this petition would have no effect on the regulatory burden of small businesses, small organi zations, and small governmental jurisdictions. Granting of this petition would have no effect on the recordkeeping and reporting burdens for any involved parties. Respectfully,

Darrell Hunter Director of Quality Assurance