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Exemption No. 9887C Regulatory Docket No. FAA

- 2007

- 27324

Mr. Richard J. Trusis Director, Airworthiness, Certification and Data Management

Gulfstream Aer ospace Corporation

P.O. Box 2206 Savannah, GA 31402

- 2206

Dear Mr. Trusis :

This letter is to inform you that we have amende d Exemption No . 9887 , as amended . It explains the basis for our decision and describes its effect , and lists the conditions and

li mitations

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The Basis for Our Decision

On April 19 , 201 3 , the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued Exemption No. 9887B,

as amended to Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation (Gulfstream ) for relief from § § 61.57(a) and (b) and 142.1 of Title 14, Code of F ederal Regulations (14 CFR) . That exemption allows Gulfstream production and engineering flight test pilots to use any one of Gulfstream’s GII, GIII, GIV, GV, GIV

- X, and GV

- SP airplanes or a Level B, C, or D simulator that represents one of the types of G ulfstream airplanes to meet the recent takeoff and landing experience requirements of § 61.57, with out Gulfstream holding a 14 CFR part 142 certificate.

Following issuance of Exemption No. 9887B, the FAA realized the GVI (G650) was inadvertently exclude d and upon further review we determined the need to clarify and correct other aspects of the exemption. This exemption has been revised to reflect th ese change s

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Our Decision

The FAA modified Exemption No. 9887 to include the GVI (G650) and amended the

co nditions and limitations of Conditions No. 3, 3d, 3e, and 3f. These changes were made in order to clarify the original content, further define the intent, and provide consistency of the safety

- related aspects of the exemption and associated conditions and limitations.

Please note that we have removed reference to relief from § 142.1. Gulfstream is not a part 142 certificate holder and does not require relief from § 142.1 to operate under this exemption.

Condition No. 3 was modified to clarify the l anguage regarding the relief provided under Exemption No. 9887. New Condition No. 3(d) was previously found under Condition

No. 3(d)(i) and now identifies part 60 as the simulator qualification standard. New Condition No. 3(e) requires the simulator inst ructor to be designated under specific regulatory requirements and qualified for the simulator type used. New Condition No. 3(f) was previously Condition No. 3(d). The conditions are amended to reflect these changes.

The FAA has determined that the just ification for th e issuance of Exemption No. 9887 , as amended, remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. Therefore, under the authority provide d by 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegat ed to me , I grant Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation an exemption from 14 CFR § 61.57(a) and (b) to the extent necessary to allow Gulfstream production and engineering flight test pilots to use any one of Gulfstream’s GII, GIII, GIV, GV, GIV

- X, GVI and GV

- SP airplan es or a Level B, C, or D simulator that represents one of the types of Gulfstream airplanes to meet the recent takeoff and landing experience requirements of § 61.57, without Gulfstream holding a 14 CFR part 142 certificate, subject to the conditions and l imitations

listed below.

Conditions and Limitations

1. This exemption applies only to Gulfstream production and engineering test pilots who hold a pilot certificate with a type rating in at least one of the Gulfstream

manufactured GII, GIII, GIV, GV, GIV

- X, GVI and GV

- SP airplanes, while engaged in flight operations in one of those airplanes on behalf of Gulfstream.

2. Each pilot in command (PIC) subject to this exemption meeting the requirements of § 61.57(a) and (b) in one of the type of Gulfstream GII, GIII, GIV, GV, GIV

- X, GVI

and GV

- SP turbojet airplanes will be considered to have met the requirements of § 61.57(a) and (b) for the remaining types of GII, GIII, GIV, GV, GIV

- X, GVI and

GV

- SP airplanes.

3. Each PIC subject to this exemption may meet the requirem ents of § 61.57(a) and (b) in a Level B, C, or D simulator that represents any of the Gulfstream GII, GIII, GIV, GV,3

GIV

- X, GVI and GV

- SP airplanes in which the person is to serve as PIC, subject to the following:

a. Since the beginning of the pr eceding 12 c alendar months, the pilot must complete the requirements of § 61.57(a) and (b) in one of the Gulfstream GII, GIII, GIV, GV, GIV

- X, GVI or GV

- SP airplanes;

b. Since the beginning of the preceding 12 calendar months, the pilot must accomplish 100 hours of pilo t time, 10 hours of which must be in one of the GII, GIII, GIV , GV, GIV

- X, GVI or GV

- SP airplanes;

c. Since the beginning of the preceding 6 calendar months, the pilot must accomplish 50 hours of pilot time, 5 hours of which must be in one of the GII, GIII, GIV , GV, GIV

- X, GVI or GV

- SP airplanes;

d. The simulators used must be qualified under 14 CFR part 60 or be a previously qualified simulator as defined in § 60.17(a) and approved by the FAA for all

maneuver s required by this exemption ;

e. The simulator instruc tor must be designated as a flight simulator instructor for the respective simulator type under the part in which the simulator is approved;

f. The pilot must make three takeoffs and three landings to full stop, subject to the following requirements:

i. The ta keoffs and landings must be accomplished under the supervision of a simulator instructor who certifies the pilot being observed is proficient in making takeoffs and landings; and

ii. The pilot must be the sole manipulator of the flight controls.

g. The takeoff s and landings must include at least one takeoff with a simulated failure of the most critical powerplant and at least one landing from an instrument landing system (ILS) approach to the lowest ILS minimums for which the pilot and airplane are authorized; and

h. The flight simulator’s visual system must be adjusted to display a visual scene representing the period between 1 hour after sunset until 1 hour before sunrise.

4. A copy of this exemption must be provided to each PIC who operates under the terms

of thi s exemption.4

A copy of this exemption must be presented to representatives of the Administrator upon
request.

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision letter amends Exemption No. 9887 , as amended . Exemption No.9887C

terminates on June 30, 2015 unless so oner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

Robert C. Carty for

John S. Duncan Director, Flight Standards Service

Enclosure