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Dea r Si r o r Madam : Ref : FA R1 1 Petitio n fo r

Exemption , Captai n Steve n Jame s Randal l AT P 261897 2 I a mrequestin g exemptio n fromFA R6l.l95(b) & (c) , that , woul dsee mt o preclud e m e fromgivin g instrumen t

instructio n fo

r th e initial instrumen t

ratin g to m

y privat e pilo t

wif e becaus e o

f th e fact tha t m y CFI certificat e i s rated : "instrumen t -airplane " , but

no t rate d"aircraf

t category
- airplane"
. A s acurren t

lin e Captai n o

n th e Airbu s 32 0 fo

r Virgi n America , I hol da n AT P certificate

- multi-engin e land , wit h Commercial privilege s airplan e single-engin e lan d& privat e privilege s single-engin e sea . Additionally , I hav e aprivat e pilo t certificate

- U.K
. based

- for airplan e single-engin e land& sea , and , multi-engin e land
. Importantly , I als o wa s a n FAA AP D (Aircre w ProgramDesignee ) an dchec k airman fo r Ai r Wisconsi n on th e CL-60 0 Canadai r R J aircraft
. Flyin g i n ou r bus y airspac e syste mnearl y every da y certainl y remind s m

e tha t I shoul db e th e on e teachin g m

y wif e instrumen t

flying
. Al l th e teaching-your-spous e joke s aside , I suspec t you can appreciat e m

y hones t goal s here
. Patienc e ma

y b e a(necessary ) virtue , but peac e o f mindwil l b e priceless
. Historical normal operations , a s wel l a s th e curren t & unchange dFAA Technica l Orde r 8900.1 , Volum e 5 , Chapte r

2 , Sectio n 1 1 , paragrap h 5-503 , clearl y make m y propose doperatio n legal
. Th e recen t industr y proble mha s com e i

n th e for mo f aLette r o f Interpretatio n fromth e Offic e of th e Chie f Counse l (Grayson
. Ja n 4
. 2010 ) tha

t confuse s th e issu e b y discussin g th e Octobe r 200 9 regulatio n change s t o FA R61.195(c ) fo r instrumen t

instructio n for

commercia l certificatio n an don multi-engin e aircraft
. Whe n I aske dm

y AOP A friend s wh

y i n th e worl dFA

A mad e change s t o FA

R61.195c , I foun dtha

t FA A mentione dconcern s abou t afe w large r flight school s possibl y usin g th e CFI- I t o shortcu t knowledg e testin g fo r th e basi c CFI , ratin g add-on , unde r FA R61.191
. Tha

t kin dof situatio n certainl y doe s no t relat e 'tome
. A s you know , a s a n FA RPt
. 12 1 Captain , I' mlimite di n tota l monthly , quanerly , an dyearl y ' commercia l flight

tim e an dtherefore , don' t hav e interes t

i n th e busines s o

f commercia l flight

instruction , per say . A s afurther

poin t to th e school-issu e above , I looke di n th e Federal Registe r

(reference s below ) a

t th e Preamble s t o bot

h th e (Pilot , Fligh t

Instructo r

an dPilo t Schoo l Certification , Docke t 2006-26661 ) NPR

M (Feb
. 7 , 2007 ) an dth e Final Rul e (Au g 21 , 2009)
. I se e tha t th e appropriat e ite m(#73 ) talk s onl y abou t addin g th e flight

instructo r instrumen t

ratin g requiremen t

for " trainin g a

t th e commercia l pilo t

an dAT P certificatio n level s " ; again , seemingl y relate dt o th e aforementione dschoo l issue
.Als o discusse di s th e CF I certificat e withou t th e instrumen t

rating , and , th e CFI certificat e wit h onl y th e instrument-airplan e rating , but th e CF I no t

holdin g a

n airplan e multi-engin e ratin g on his/he r pilo t certificate
. Non e o

f thes e circumstance s ar e like mine
. I meet th e pas t an dcurren t

regulatio n 61.195c : I "hol da n instrumen t

ratin g on m

y pilo t certificat e an dflight

instructo r

certificat e tha

t i s appropriat e t o th e category (airplane ) an dclas s of aircraf t use dfo r th e trainin g provided. " Th e Fina l Rul e preambl e acknowledge s tha

t th e instrumen t

flight instructo r

certificat e doe s no t

hav e aclas s rating
. Loo k a t pag e 42536 , lef t column , paragrap h 2 , i

n thi s Augus t

200 9 Fina

l Rul e Preamble , where , the y tak e th e tim e t o clarif y th e separat e intende ddefinition s betwee n category & clas s on th e flight instructo r holder' s pilo t certificat e an dcategory & clas s on his/he r flight instructo r

certificate
. Summary : I reques t individual exemptio n fro mFA R61.195(b)&(c ) r

e th e Grayson

- Ja

n 4 201 0 interpretatio n letter ; confirmin g th e existin g Technica l orde r 8900.1
. Volum e 5 , Chapte r 2 , Sectio n 11 , Paragrap h 5-503
. B
. "B7"das s Ratings
. Fligh t instnicior s who^holdflighliristfuctor^rtificatefi^iifdvindet ^ " whic h allo w onl y instrumen t instructo r

privilege s i n airplanes , may giv e instrumen t fligh t instructio n i n an y clas s airplan e tha t i s liste dwithou t

restrictio n o n thei r

pilo t certificate
. Instructor s holdin g onl y ahelicopte r

instrumen t

ratin g o n thei r

fligh t instructo r

certificat e ar e limite dt o conductin g instrumen t fligh t instructio n i n helicopters. " Than k yo u for you r earl y consideration
. Regards ,

Captai n Steve n Randal l ATP/CFI I 261897 2

References : . - - - - Tec h order : http://fsims.faa.gov/PICDetail.aspx?docId=A60l8EF51590B0008525734F0076665 F (scrol l to : 5-503 ) Grayso n Interp : http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/agc/pol_adjudication/agc200/interpretations/d a tayinterps/2010/Grayson-2.pd f 200 7 Fit Instru t cer t NPRM : http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-l467.pd f (se e pag e 5826 , item#73 ) 200 9 Fit Instruc t cer t Fina l Rule : http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-l9353.pd f ( se e pag e 42534 , item#73 )