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L"'..''I.':J | f• U.S . Departmen t o fTransportatio n Docke t Operation s Wes t Buildin g Groun d Floo r- Roo m W12-14 0 120 0 Ne wJerse yAvenue , SE . • " - .; : Washington , DC 2059 0 " TrendVectorAviatio n International , Inc . (TVAI ) i s petitionin g th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA ) fo ra on e tim e exemptio n fro m § 141.5(e ) o fTitl e 14 , Cod e o fFedera l Regulation s (1 4 CFR) . Par t 141.5(e) . Par t141.5(e ) provides , tha tth e FA Ama yissu e a pilo t schoo l certificat e wit h th e appropriat e rating s if , withi n th e 2 4 calenda rmonth s befor e th e applicatio n is made , th e applican tha s graduate d a tleas t1 0 differen tpeopl e fro m th e school' s approve d trainin g course . TVA I ha s no t bee n abl e t o rene wit s pilo tschoo l certificat e becaus e w e hav e graduate d fewe rtha n 1 0 differen t student s ove rth e 24-mont h perio d precedin g expiratio n o fit s Provisiona l Pilo t Schoo l Certificate . TVA I ha s graduate d thre e student s an d currentl yha s eigh t student s enrolle d i n th e privat e pilo tcertificatio n an d instrumen tratin g courses . W e expec t thes e student s t o complet e thei rtrainin g withi n tw/elv e month s TVA I contend s tha t ther e i s n o provisio n i n § 141. 5 tha tpermit s a pilo tschoo l wh o i s providin g trainin g t o a smalle rsegmen to fgenera l aviation , t o reduc e th e require d numbe r o fgraduate s neede d t o qualif yfo rrenewa l o fa pilo tschoo l certificate . TVA I assert s tha ti ti s no t i n th e bes t interes t o fth e publi ct o den yrenewa l o fa Par t14 1 Provisiona l Pilo tSchoo l tha t operate s o n a smal l islan d i n th e Wester n Pacific , wh o ma yno ttrai n enoug h student s unde rPar t § 141.5 . Instructio n unde rPar t14 1 ca n offe ra highe rleve l o fknowledg e an d experienc e i n a mor e discipline d pilo tschoo l trainin g program . Th e stringen trequirement s impose d b ypar t 14 1 fo rcours e approval s an d th e conduc to ftrainin g wil l ensur e a leve l o f safet yequivalen t to , o rhighe rthan , th e trainin g tha twoul d b e conducte d unde rpar t61 . Ther e i s publi cinteres t i n th e promotio n o fa Par t14 1 facilit yo n th e islan d o fGuam . Ou r militar yclient s ar e ver yintereste d i n u s achievin g VA-approve d status , whic h wil l allo wfo r th e us e o fGl-Bil l fund s fo rmilitar ypilot s pursuin g advance d fligh tcertificates . VA-approva l

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i s dependen t o n th e additio n o fa commercia l pilo tcertificatio n cours e t o ou rschool . Material s fo rtha t wer e provide d wit h ou rrenewa l reques tfor m an d discussion s wil l continu e onc e th e curren t issu e i s resolved . Additionally , w e ar e i n th e proces s o fapplyin g fo rth e SEVI S progra m wit h th e U S Stat e Department . Thi s wil l allo wu s t o issu e studen t visa s t o fligh tstudent s visitin g u s fro m abroad . W e ar e i n talk s wit h a numbe ro fAsian-base d airline s regardin g cade t pilo t training . Shoul d w e b e successfu l i n thes e ventures , w e expec tt o brin g economi cbenefi t t o th e islan d a s thes e student s wil l b e her e fo rpotentiall ysevera l months , an d ma y potentiall ybrin g thei rfamilie s wit h them . Membershi p i n th e SEVI S progra m i s dependen t o n bein g a Part 14 1 school . With th e plane d militarybuildu p o n th e tw o base s o n Guam , an d n o Aer o Club , military member s hav e n o othe ralternative s fo rtraining . TVA I believe s thi s one-tim e relie ffro m th e requirement s o f1 4 CF R §141.5(e ) wil l b e sufficien t fo ru s t o mov e forwar d wit h a successfu l an d productiv e Part 14 1 fligh t school , th e onl yon e o fit s kin d i n th e Wester n Pacific . Wit h th e recen tadditio n o fCAT s testin g on-island , th e additio n o fth e Commercia l Pilo tCertificatio n cours e option , th e continue d expansio n o fth e militarypresenc e o n island , subsequen tVAapprova l o fou rfligh tschool , an d othe rcommercia l expansio n planne d byTVAI , w e anticipat e n o issue s meetin g th e requirement s o f1 4 CF R §141. 5 whe n subsequen t renewa l o fou rcertificat e i n th e future . Wit h kin d regards .

Toshihiro Shim a Presiden t Trendvecto rAviatio n International , Inc . Email : shima@trendvector.co m