AFS-13-226-E

June 28, 2013 

 Exemption No. 9889B

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2007-27325

Mr. Richard J. Trusis

Director, Airworthiness, Certification 

 and Data Management

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

P.O. Box 2206 

Savannah, GA 31402-2206

Dear Mr. Trusis:

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption 

No. 9889, as amended. It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists the 

conditions and limitations.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated February 13, 2013, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

on behalf of Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation (Gulfstream) for an extension of Exemption 

No. 9889, as amended. That exemption from §§ 61.57(a) and (b) Title 14 Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR) allows Gulfstream production and engineering test pilots employed as 

crewmembers to use any one of Gulfstream’s 1125 Westwind Astra, Astra SPX, G100, G150 

Galaxy, G200, and G280 airplanes or a Level B, C, or D simulator that represents one of 

these types of Gulfstream airplanes to meet the recent takeoff and landing experience 

requirements of § 61.57.

In your petition, 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 exemption.

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition 

in the Federal Register because the requested extension of the exemption would not set a 

precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Gulfstream.
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Our Decision

The FAA has modified and /or added to the conditions and limitations of the exemption. 

These changes were made 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. 

Relief from § 142.1 was removed. 

Limitation No. 3 was modified to clarify the language regarding the relief provided under the 

exemption. 

The FAA did not intend for the exemption holder to maintain a part 142 certificate, but to 

ensure that the simulator and instructors were adequately qualified and approved under part 

142, 135 or 121 for the maneuvers to be performed. As such, the need for exemption from 

14 CFR Part 142.1 is not required and has been removed. In addition the conditions now 

identify 14 CFR Part 60 as the simulator qualification standard. The simulator instructor 

condition requires designation under a specific regulatory part and the instructor must be 

qualified in the simulator type to be used. The conditions were amended to reflect these 

clarifications.

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 9889, as 

amended, remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. 

Therefore, under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA 

Administrator has delegated to me, I grant your petition, subject to the conditions and 

limitations 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 Gulfstreammanufactured 1125 Westwind Astra, Astra SPX, G100, G150 Galaxy, G200, and 

G280 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 types of Gulfstream 1125 Westwind Astra, Astra 

SPX, G100, G150 Galaxy, and G200 airplanes will be considered to have met the 

requirements of § 61.57(a) and (b) for the remaining types of 1125 Westwind Astra, 

Astra SPX, G100, G150 Galaxy, G200, and G280 airplanes.

3. Each PIC subject to this exemption may meet the requirements of § 61.57(a) and (b) 

in a Level B, C, or D simulator that represents any of the Gulfstream 1125 Westwind 

Astra, Astra SPX, G100, G150 Galaxy, G200, and G280 airplanes in which the 

person is to serve as PIC, subject to the following:
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a. Since the beginning of the preceding 12 calendar months, the pilot must have

completed the requirements of § 61.57(a) and (b) in one of the Gulfstream 

1125 Westwind Astra, Astra SPX, G100, G150 Galaxy, G200, and G280

airplanes;

b. Since the beginning of the preceding 12 calendar months, the pilot must have

accomplished 100 hours of pilot time, 10 hours of which must be in one of the 

1125 Westwind Astra, Astra SPX, G100, G150 Galaxy, G200, and G280

airplanes;

c. Since the beginning of the preceding 6 calendar months, the pilot must have 

accomplished 50 hours of pilot time, 5 hours of which must be in one of the 

1125 Westwind Astra, Astra SPX, G100, G150 Galaxy, G200, and G280

airplanes;

d. The simulator must be qualified under 14 CFR Part 60 and approved by the 

FAA for all maneuvers required by this exemption.

e. The simulator instructor 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 a full stop, subject to 

the following requirements:

i. The takeoffs and landings must be accomplished under the supervision 

of a simulator instructor who certifies that 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 takeoffs 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 and 1 hour before sunrise.

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

of this exemption.

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

upon request.
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The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 9889 as amended to 

June 30, 2015 unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

John M. Allen 

Director, Flight Standards Service