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U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n Docke t Managemen t

System , 40 0 7th Street , SW. , Roo mP L 40 1 Washington , D C 20591-000 1 Subject : Reques t

fo r Exemptio n fromth e provision s o f Titl e 1 4 CF RSectio n 91.10 9 (a ) an d(b ) (3 ) for certai n Beechcraf

t airplane s wit h throw-ove r contro l wheels . I n alette r fromyou r

offic e date dSeptembe r

30 , 201 0 (Attached) , I wa s presente dwit h an exemptio n (Numbe r 10153 ) from91.10 9 (a ) an d(b)(3 ) wit h restriction s relate dt o providin g instructio n for flight review s an drecenc y o f

experienc e only . I currentl y hav e aclien t

tha t woul dlik e t o pursu e th e Commercia l Pilo t Ratin g i n hi s aircraft . Th e pilo t - Davi dP . Poitra s - ha s ove r 80 0 hour s i n th e aircraf

t i n questio n an dha s owne di t for man y years . I ampetitionin g tha t

m y exemptio n (10153 ) provid e provision s for allowin g flight

instructio n for

th e Commercia l Pilo t

Ratin g t o thi s pilo t

(DavidP . Poitras ) i n hi s aircraf t (N9009Q ) o f

whic h I hav e th e requisit e experience . Than k yo u for promp t consideratio n o f

thi s request . Sincerely , Thoma s A . Johnso n Commercia l Pilo t

an dFligh t

Instructo r 1015 6 Ne w Devo n S t Munster , I N 4632 1 Tel : 708-872-008 5 t j ohnson@flyt

j .co m www.flytj.co m

# Q USDeparmren t SO O independenc e Ave. . S W . O f Transportatio n Washington . DC . 2059 1 FediralAkrtatio n AdmlnittraMo n Se p 3 0 201 0 Exemptio n No . 1015 3 Regulatory Docke t

No . FAA-2010-089 5 Mr . Thoma s A . Johnso n 1015 6 New Devo n Stree t Munster , I

N 4632 1 Dear Mr . Johnson : Thi s lette r i s t o infor

myo u tha t

w e hav e grante dyour

reques t for exemption . I t

transmit s our decision , explain s it s basis , an dgive s yo u th e condition s an dlimitation s o f th e exemption , includin g th e dat e i t

ends . Th e Basi s fo r

Ou r Decisio n B y lette r date dAugus t

19 , 2010 , yo u petitione dth e Federal Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA ) for a n exemptio n from § 91.109(a ) an d(b)(3 ) o f Titl e 14 , Cod e o f

Federal Regulation s (1 4 CFR) , That

exemption , i f

granted , woul dallo w yo u t o conduc t certai n flight

instructio n i n Beechcraf t Bonanza , Debonair , Baron , an dTravelAi r aircraf t equippe dwith afunctionin g throwove r

contro l whee l instea do f

functionin g dual controls . Th e FA A ha s determine dtha t goo dcaus e exist s fo

r no t publishin g asummar

y o f th e petitio n i n tiie Federal Registe r

becaus e th e requeste dexemptio n woul dno t se t aprecedent , an dany delay i n actin g o n thi s petitio n woul db e detrimentj dt o you . Th e FAA ha s issue dagran t o f exemptio n i n circumstance s simila r i n al l materia l respect s t o thos e presente di n you r

petition . I n Gran t

o f Exemptio n No . 6156 , a s amende d(cop y enclosed) , th e FA A foun dtha t Mr . Geitz wa s an experience dflight instructo r with man y year s o f instructio n usii ^ athrowove r contro l wheel . Also , Mr . Geit z narrowe dth e reques t i n th e petitio n t o allo w hi mt o provid e flight trainin g t o mee t

recenc y o f

experienc e requirement s fo r rate dpilot s only .

AFS-10-392- EHavin g reviewe dyour reason s for

requestin g an exemption , I findthat — • the y d o no t

diffe r materiall y fromthos e presente db y th e petitione r i n th e enclose dgran t

o f exemption ; • th e reason s state dby th e FAA for grantin g th e enclose dexemptio n als o appl y t o th e situatio n yo u present ; an d • agran t

o f exemptio n i s i n th e publi c interest . Ou r Decisio n Unde r th e authorit

y containe di n 4 9 U.S.C . 4011 3 an d44701 , A)\^c h th e FAA Administrato r h ^ Aejegate dt o me , I hereb y grartMr ^ Thoma s A . Johnso n an exemptio n from1 4 CFR § 91.109(a ) an d(b)(3 ) t o th e exten t necessar y t o allo w yo u t o conduc t

certai n flight

instructio n i n Beechcraf

t Bonanza , Debonair , Baron , an dTraveLAi r aircraf t equippe dwith afunctionin g throwove r contro l whee l instea do f

functionin g dual controls , subjec t t o th e condition s an d limitation s describe dbelow . Condition s an dLimitation s 1 . Operation s xmde

r thi s exemptio n are limite dt o flights for completio n o f

th e flight revie w require db y § 61.5 6 an dfo r accomplishin g recenc y o f experienc e a s require db y §61.57 . 2 . Operation s unde r

thi s exemptio n ar e limite dt o Beechcraf t Bonanza , Debonair , Baron , an dTravelAi r

aircraf t equippe dwith afunctionin g throwover contro l whee l an doperabl e rudde r

pedals , i n lie u o f

functionin g dual controls . 3 . Th e pilo t

manipulatin g th e control s under th e term s o f

thi s exemptio n mus t

b e qualifie di n ever

y respec t t o serv e a s pilo t

i n comman d(PIC ) o f

th e airplan e durin g lii e entire flight. Whil e operatin g imde r thi s exemption , th e pilo t

seate di n th e lef

t sea t mus t a t all time s serv e a s an dremai n PI C a s define di n 1 4 CF R§1.1 . Th e PI C mus t agre e t o th e provision s o f thi s exemption . 4 . Whil e servin g a s flight instructo r under th e term s o f

thi s exemption , Mr . Johnso n must : a . Notwithstandin g paragrap h 4 b below , b e otherwis e full y qualifie dt o serv e a s PI C an dflight

instructo r i n th e airplan e involved , a s require db y 1 4 CFR § 65.195(b ) an d(f) ; an d b . Hav e give n at

leas t 2 5 hour s o f

dual instructio n i n th e airplan e involved .5 . Mr . Johnson , whe n servin g a s th e flight instructo r unde r th e condition s o f

thi s exemption , an dth e PI C mus t agre e that th e propose dflight , under th e condition s i n evidenc e a

t th e tim e o f

propose dflight, ca

n b e conducte dsafely . Thi s exemptio n terminate s o n September 30,2012 , unles s soone r

supersede do r

rescinded . Sincerely , Raymdn d Towle s Actin g Director , Fligh t Standard s Servic e Enclosur e