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- E November 12, 2014

Exemption No. 11098 Regulatory Docket No. FAA

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Mr. Itash Samani CAE SimuFlite, Inc. 2929 West Airfield Drive P.O. Box 619119 DFW Airport, TX 75261

Dear Mr. Samani : This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend

. It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists the conditions and limitations.

The Basis for Our Decision for the Letter Dated Septemb er 19 , 2013 By letter dated November 7, 2014 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Adm inistration (FAA) on behalf of CAE SimuFlite, Inc. (CAE SimuFlite ) , for an extension of Exemption No. 10 973

. That exemption from §§ 91.9(a) and 91.531(a)(1) and (2) of Ti tle 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) permit s CAE SimuFlite and operators of its Cessna Citation airplanes covered by the CE

- 500 type rating to operate those airplanes with a single pilot. Exemption No. 10 973 expired on October 31, 2014 . Therefore, we will treat your request as a new petition. In your petition, dated November 7, 2014 , you indicate that there has been no change in the conditions and reasons relative to public interest and safety that were the basis for granting the original exemptio n. The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition, dated November 7, 2014 , in the Federal Register because the requested exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be det rimental to CAE Simuflite

.2 The FAA has issued grants of exemption under circumstances similar in all material respects to those presented in your petition. In Grants of Exemption Nos. 9899, as amended, and 7487, as amended, and Summary Grant of Exemption No. 6480, as amended , the FAA noted that, although the Cessna Citation model 500 (CE

- 500) series airplane was initially type

- certificated under part 25, which requires operation with two pilots, the airplane was subsequently type

- certif icated under part 23 for single

- pilot operation. The FAA pointed out that this is the only turbojet airplane that has evolved into single

- pilot operations. Furthermore, the FAA noted that the part 23 and part 25 Cessna Citations are identical from an oper ational standpoint. Therefore, the FAA determined that , in view of the past single

- pilot operating experience of CE

- 500 series airplanes type

- certificated under part 23, an exemption with appropriate conditions and limitations to permit sing le

- pilot operations of CE

- 500 series airplanes type

- certificated under part 25 would not have an adverse effect on safety. In addition, the FAA found that such grants of exemption were in the public interest because operators are provided with increased operating flexibility and reduced economic burdens. Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that

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• they do not differ materially from those presented by the petitioners who have received the enclosed similar grants of exemption;

• th e reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed exemptions also apply to the situation you present; and

• a grant of exemption is in the public interest.

Our Decision To ensure continuity of operations, the FAA is granting the exemption requested in t he letter dated November 7, 2014 , with no change , for the duration of this exemption

. Under the auth ority contained in 49 U.S.C. §§ 106(f), 40113, and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegated to me, I hereby grant CAE SimuFlite, Inc. an exemptio n from 14 CFR §§ 91.9(a) and 91.531(a)(1) and (2) to the extent necessary to allow CAE Simuflite and operators of its Cessna Citation airplanes covered by the CE

- 500 type rating to operate those airplanes with a single pilot, subject to the conditions an d limitations described below.

Conditions and Limitations
1. This exemption applies to pilots operating Cessna Citation model 500, 550, S550, 552, and 560 airplanes who ha ve successfully completed CAE Simuflite’s approved single

pilot authorization course an d complied with all of the terms of this exemption.
2. This exemption is effective for the conduct of the required training and checking only if CAE Simuflite’s single

- pilot training program receives and maintains approval under part 142 from the FAA Flight S tandards District Office (FSDO) that has jurisdictional authority over CAE Simuflite’s part 142 training center certificate.3
3. This exemption is effective only if it is listed in CAE Simuflite’s training specifications, paragraph A005.
4. This exemption applies to only operations conducted under part 91.
5. Each pilot conducting single

- pilot operations under the terms of this exemption must

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a. Complete CAE Simuflite’s FAA

- approved part 142 CE

- 500 single

- pilot curriculum before conducting such operations;
b. Hold an airl ine transport pilot certificate with a CE

- 500 type rating or a commercial pilot certificate with an airplane instrument rating and CE

- 500 type rating before entering CAE Simuflite’s part 142 CE

- 500 single

- pilot curriculum;

c. Have logged at least 1,000 hours of total pilot flight time, including at least 50 hours of night flight time; 75 hours of instrument flight time, 40 hours of which are in actual instrument meteorological conditions; and 500 hours as pilot in command (PIC), second in command ( SIC ) , or both, in turbine

powered airplanes;
d. Not perform any circling instrument approaches to minimums of less than 200 feet and 1 mile above the published minimums until after completing 100 hours of single

- pilot flight experience in CE

- 500 series airplanes ;

e. Not perform any straight

- in instrument approaches to minimums of less than 100 feet and one

- half statute mile visibility above the published minimums until after completing 100 hours of single

- pilot flight experience in CE

- 500 series airplanes; f. Use a bo om microphone; and
g. Use a fully functioning autopilot that is controllable about three axes and capable of approach coupling.

6. The CE

- 500 single

- pilot initial authorization and authorization renewal curriculum must include

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a. Ground instruction appropriate to the CE

- 500 airplane given by a CAE Simuflite part 142 instructor (designated in accordance with CAE Simuflite’s approved procedures) that covers at least the following aeronautical knowledge
areas:
i. Safe and efficient operation of airplanes;4
ii. Weight and bal ance computations;
iii. Use of performance charts;
iv. Significance and effects of exceeding airplane performance limitations;

v. Principles and functions of airplane systems;
vi. Maneuvers, procedures, and emergency operations; and
vii. Night and high

- altitude operations.
b. Fli ght instruction appropriate to the CE

- 500 airplane given by a CAE Simuflite part 142 instructor (designated in accordance with CAE Simuflite’s approved procedures) that covers at least the following areas of operation:
i. Preflight preparation;
ii. Preflight insp ection and procedures;
iii. Taxiing;
iv. Normal and crosswind takeoffs and departures;

v. In

- flight maneuvers including configuration changes, approaches to stalls, and steep turns;
vi. Simulated powerplant failure (actual powerplant failure if accomplished in a flight si mulator);
vii. Instrument procedures;
viii. Precision and nonprecision approaches;
ix. Missed approaches;

x. Landings and approaches to landings;
xi. Normal and crosswind landings;
xii. Landing with a simulated powerplant failure (actual powerplant failure if accomplished in a fligh t simulator);
xiii. Normal and abnormal procedures;
xiv. Emergency procedures; and5

xv. Post

- flight procedures.
7. The instruction required in Condition No. 6b may be completed in an approved flight simulator, qualified as

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a. A Level A or B flight simulator, provided the appl icant satisfactorily accomplishes as part of the training program the following in

- flight maneuvers and procedures as sole manipulator of the controls in a CE

- 500 series airplane:
i. Exterior preflight inspection;
ii. Taxiing;
iii. Normal and crosswind takeoffs (minim um of three);
iv. Normal and crosswind approaches and landings (minimum of three);

v. Landing from a precision approach;
vi. Missed approach ;
vii. Approach and landing with a simulated powerplant failure;
viii. Landing from a circling approach; and
ix. Landing from a no flap or non standard flap approach.
b. A Level C or D flight simulator provided the applicant has performed at least three takeoffs and three landings to a full stop as the sole manipulator of the flight controls in the CE

- 500 series airplane within the preceding 90 d ays.
8. An applicant seeking to obtain or renew a single

- pilot authorization under this exemption must

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a. Satisfactorily complete CAE Simuflite’s FAA

- approved part 142 single

- pilot curriculum;
b. Satisfactorily complete the curriculum’s required qualification mod ule, consisting of a stand

- alone proficiency check in either a CE

- 500 series airplane, an appropriately qualified and approved flight simulator, or a combination thereof;

c. Satisfactorily complete this proficiency check

— i. Within 10 days of completing the trai ning; and6
ii. Under the supervision of an appropriately rated FAA inspector or CAE Simuflite Training Center Evaluator (TCE) who is qualified and authorized to conduct either § 61.58 proficiency checks or type rating practical tests in CE

- 500 series flight sim ulators or airplanes, as appropriate.
d. Satisfactorily complete all tasks listed in the Airline Transport Pilot and Aircraft Type Rating Practical Test Standards that are required for an initial CE

- 500 type rating, except as provided in Condition No. 10; and

e. Satisfactorily perform all maneuvers and procedures as a single pilot during the entire proficiency check. Training to proficiency during the check is not permitted, and failure of any maneuver shall result in failure of the proficiency check.
9. The circli ng approach requirement must be accomplished in an airplane or in a simulator that is qualified and approved in CAE Simuflite’s training specifications for the circling approach task.
10. Until the circling approach task has been satisfactorily demonstrated to an FAA inspector or FAA

- designated examiner in an airplane or in a simulator that is qualified and approved for the circling approach task

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a. The applicant’s records will be annotated with the statement, “Demonstration of circling approach was not accompli shed;” and
b. The applicant must not perform circling approaches as the PIC when weather conditions are less than the weather minimums for visual flight rules.
11. A person who previously has received a single

- pilot authorization in a Cessna Citation model 500, 5 50, S550, 552, or 560 airplane must complete CAE Simuflite’s FAA

- approved part 142 single

- pilot differences training course to obtain a single

- pilot authorization for a different Cessna Citation model.
12. All flight training conducted in accordance w ith this exemption must be given by a flight instructor employed by CAE Simuflite who also meets the requirements of C ondition and L imitation No. 5 of this exemption.
13. An applicant seeking to obtain a single

- pilot authorization must satisfactorily complete ground and flight training through CAE Simuflite’s FAA

- approved part 142 single

- pilot training course and must receive training on the differences between the Cessna Citation model represented by the simulator used for training and checking and the Cessna Citation model for which single

- pilot authorization is requested.
14. A single

- pilot authorization will be valid for 12 calendar months. A person who renews a single

- pilot authorization in the calendar month before or after the calendar7
month in which it is due is considered to have renewed the single

- pilot authorization when due. 15. Successful completion of the practical test used in the FAA

- approved part 142 single

pilot initial authorization and authorization renewal training program identified in Condi tion No. 5 satisfies the requirements of PIC proficiency check required by § 61.58. 16. Each CE

- 500 series airplane operated under this exemption must have the following equipment installed and operational:

a. An autopilot with approach coupling;
b. A fli ght director system;

c. A boom microphone; and
d. A transponder “ident” switch on the pilot’s control wheel.
17. CAE Simuflite must provide a copy of this exemption to each person who is authorized to operate under this exemption. Each person who successfully compl etes the training and proficiency check identified in Condition No. 8 must have their pilot logbook endorsed by the CAE Simuflite instructor administering the training, using the following endorsement: “I certify that (First name, MI, Last name) has succes sfully completed the CE

- 500 single

- pilot curriculum identified in Exemption No. 1 1098 , as amended.” /s/ [date] J. J. Jones 987654321CFI Exp. 03

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- XX 18. No operator may transfer this exemption when or if ownership or lease of the airplane is relinquished.
19. E ach person must carry a copy of this exemption and a record from CAE Simuflite documenting compliance with its training and checking conditions aboard the airplane when he or she is operating under the terms of the exemption. 20. Upon request, CAE Simuflite mu st provide any representative of the FAA Administrator with an analysis of training and checking operations conducted under this exemption with respect to program failure rates, extra training time required, accident and incident data, and any known proble m areas.
21. CAE Simuflite must maintain records and make them available, when requested, to any representative of the FAA Administrator. These records must include all information required by § 142.73 and

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a. The dates of training enrollment and completion for each applicant who enrolls in CAE Simuflite’s training courses; b. The name and number of additional training hours needed by those applicants who require more flight training than prescribed in the FAA

- approved training course to pass the initial authorizati on or authorization renewal;

c. A list of those pilots who failed to complete the training program satisfactorily or withdrew from the program and the reasons for the withdrawal; and d. The name, certificate number, and address of each person who is authorized t o operate under this exemption.
22. No person may provide training nor may any person receive training while passengers are aboard any aircraft operating for the purpose of meeting the training or checking requirements of this exemption.
The Effect of Our Deci sion This e x e mp t ion t e rmin a tes on November 30, 2016 , unless soon e r sup e rs e d e d or re s c inded. Sincerely,

/s/

John S. Duncan Director, Flight Standards Service