Pac//}c J^ffwam, 9^c. 

"MW^ P.O. Box 5158 ^ 

Ketchikan, Alaska 99901 

. ^ / ;^r^ / Phone: 907-225-3500 

^ ^ Fax: 907-247-3500 20!1 OCT 21 P U^ 3 

Octobers, 2011 

U.S Department of Transportation 

Docket Operations, M-30 

West Buikiing ground floor, 

RoomW12-140 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

Exemption No. 86d4B 

Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2003-16199 

To Whom It May Concem: 

Pacific AinArays. Inc. doing business at 1935 Tongass Avenue, Ketchikan, Alaska 

99901, is petitioning for an extension of exemptron 8694A under regulatory docket 

number FAA-2003-16199. 

The current exemptk>n expires on March 31, 2012. Our operatbn has remained 

unchanged in terms of our need and use of this exemption. There have been no 

changes in the conditions and reasons relative to publk: interest and safety that were 

the basis for granting the original exemption. The exemption from § 135.203(a)(1) of 

Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations allows Pacific Airways to conduct flight 

operations under VFR Flight Rules outskJe controlled airspace, over water. In float 

equipped aircraft at an altitude below 500 feet. 

Pacific AinA/ays supportive information is as follow: 

Yto ooritfasroperttUorowduii^ in seaplaneo under our Air Gamer omifiGirt* No. 

WOPA460J. All operation for whteh this exemptk)n is sought, are conducted during 

the hours of daylight or during the hours of Alaskan Civil Twilight, at toie airspeeds 

not exceeding 130 knots and are confined to the channels, bays and inlets of 

Southern Southeast Alaska. All operations are conducted inside U.S. airspace and 

do NOT extend into Canadian airspace at any time. 

In reviewing the limitatbns outlined in the exemption I found that the airspace 

outlined in the exemption included some parts of Canadian airspace. I woukj further 

like to state that at no time has Pacific Airways conducted flight operations under this 

exemption into Canadian airspace. 
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With the knowledge that the FAA has not renewed this exemption for some operators 

in the recent past I would like to amend the airspace outlined in the exemptk^n in 

order to keep this invaluable tool. This amendment would do away with the area 

described urider Conditions and Limitations paragraph 1(e) and replace it with routes 

defined by geographk:al points ak>ng with Latitude and Longitude. These routes 

woukJ allow us to service the communities and areas that we fly to on a daily basis. 

Routes defined as a line of waypolnts within U.S. airspace with a wkith of 3 statue 

miles either skie of the line of waypolnts. With the longer routes being an extensk)n 

of the shorter routes serving multiple communities or areas. 

1. Ketchikan to Metlakatla 

2. Ketchikan to Mollis 

3. Ketchikan to Thome Bay 

4. Totstoi Point to Coffrnan Cove 

5. Ketchikan to Meyers Chuck 

6. Meyers Chuck to Level Island 

Route 1. Ketchikan to Metlakatia defined by a line fromPennock Island N 55° 18' 11.0" 

Wakten Rocks 

Driest Point 

MeUakatIa 

W 131° 35'45.0" to 

N 55° 16'11.9" 

W 131° 36* 33.3" to 

N 55° 10'36.0" 

W 131 36'50.0" to 

N 55° 07" 50.3" 

W 131° 33* 58.8" 

Route 2. Ketchikan to Hollis Alaska defined by a line fromTongass Narrows 

1 Guard Island 

1' ~ " Grtftda«HP«hcJ ^ 

_i 

Kasaan Isaind 

; 

1 Baker Point 

1 

; Outer Point 

1 

Clark Bay 

i 

\ Holtis 

> 

N 55° 24' 54.9" 

W 131° 46'37.0" to 

N 55° 26" 25.5" 

W131° 51'04.5" to 

1*«*^^562' ' 

W 132° 06'45.5" to 

N 55° 30'15.0" 

W132°20'??.0"to 

N 55° 31* 27.2" 

W 132° 24'18.0" to 

N 55° 31'29.7" 

W 132° 31'23.2" to 

N 55° 29'18.4" 

W 132° 35'57,6" to 

N 55° 28'19.8" 

W 132° 38" 19.8" 
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Route 3. Ketchikan to Thome Bay Alaska defined by a line fromTongass Narrows N 55° 24' 54.9" 

W 131° 46'37.0" to 

Guard Island N 55° 26* 25.5" 

W131° 51'04.5" to 

Caamano Point N 55° 29' 47.0" 

W 131° 59'09.2" to 

Niblack Point N 55° 33' 29.9" 

W 132° 09'07.6" to 

Ship Island N 55° 35'48.0" 

W132° 12'05.2" to 

Tolstoi Point N 55° 40' 45.0" 

W 132° 24'34.6" to 

KTB Entrance N 55° 40" 48.4" 

W 132° 27* 55.3" to 

KTB Narrows N 55° 39' 49.0" 

W 132° 30'12.2" to 

Thome Bay N55°40'59.7" 

W132° 31'42.6" 

Route 4. Being an extenston of Route 3 starting at Tolstoi Point to Coffrnan Cove 

Alaska defined by a line fromTolstoi Point N 55° 40'45.0" 

W 132° 24'34.6" to 

Narrow Point N 55° 47' 00.0" 

W 132° 28'08.0" to 

Ratz Harbor N 55° 53'17.0" 

W 132° 35'39.1" to 

Luck Point N 55° 59' 09.8" 

Coffrnan Cove N 56° 00' 50.3" 

W 132° 49" 34.5" 

Route 5. Ketchikan to Meyers Chuck Alaska defined by a line fromTongass Narrows N 55° 24' 54.9" 

W 131° 46'37,0" to 

Guard Island N 55° 26' 25.5" 

W 131° 51'04.5" to 

Caamano Point N 55° 29' 47.0" 

W 131° 59'09.2" to 
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Niblack Point N 55° 33' 29.9" 

W 132° 09" 07.6" to 

Ship Island N 55° 35' 48.0" 

W 132° 12'05.2" to 

Meyers Chuck N 55° 44' 19.7" 

W132° 15'29.6" 

Route 6. Being an extension of Route 5 from Meyers Chuck to Level Island defined 

by a line fromMeyers Chuck N 55° 44' 19.7" 

W 132° 15'29.6" to 

Ernest Point N 55*'50'58.5" _ 

W132° 22'22.0" to 

Lincoln Rock N 56° 03' 15.4" 

W 132° 40'58.2" to 

Point Nesbitt N 56° 13' 33.4" 

W 132° 52'55.9" to 

Macnamara Point N 56° 19' 45.0" 

W 133° 05'48.0" to 

Level Island N 56° 27' 49.0" 

W133° 05'59.5" 

Pacific Airways will continue to train pitots on the conditk>ns and limitations of this 

exemptk)n on and annual basis. Training will include particular attention to routes, 

flight visibility, surface wind, and sea sate requirements. 

If you have any questions, please contact me at (907) 225-3500 or by email at 

vance985@hotmail.com 

Vance J. Robertus 

Director of Operations 

Pacific Ainways, Inc. 

Ketchikan, Alaska.