August 10, 2016

E x e mp t ion No. 9751D

R e g ulato r y Do c k e t No. F A A

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Mr. J e ff Goin

President

United S t a tes Pow e r e d P a r ag l i ding Asso c iation

6928 Conley Dr

Polk City, FL 33868

D ea r Mr. G oin:

This l e t t e r is to i n f

o r m y ou that we h a ve g r a nted y our pe t i t i on to e x tend E x e mp t ion No. 9751 , as

amended

. It transmits our decision, explains its basis, and gives you the conditions and

limitations of the exemption, including the date it ends.

T h e Basis f

or O u r D ec is i on

B y letter d a ted June 1, 2016, y ou p e t i t i on e d the F e d e r a l Aviation Ad m in i str a t i on ( F A A ) on

be h a lf of United S t a tes Pow e r e d P a r ag l i ding Asso c iation (US PP A) for a n e x tension of

E x e m p t i on No. 9751 , as amended . Th a t e x e mp t ion f r om § 103.1 (a) of Title 14, Code of

F e d e r a l R e g ulations (14 CFR) a l l ows US PP A m e mbe r s to op e r a te tw o

- pla c e tand e m pow e r e d

p a r ag l i d e rs f

or tr a in i ng pur p oses.

I n y our pe t i t i on, y ou ind i ca te th a t t h e re h a s be e n no c h a n g e in t h e c ondi t ions and rea sons

r e lative to publ i c in t e r e st and s a f e ty that w e re the b a sis f

or g r a nt i ng the o r i g inal e x e mp t ion.

The F AA h a s det e rmin e d that g ood ca use e x is t s for not pub l ish i ng a summa r y of the p e t i t i on

in t he Fe d e r a l R e g is t e r b ec ause the re qu e s t e d e x tension of the e x e mp t ion would not set a

p rece d e nt, and a ny d e lay in a c t i ng on th i s petition would be d e triment a l t o US PP A.

O u r D ec is i on

The F AA h a s det e rmin e d that the justific a t i on f o r the is s u a n c e of E x e mp t ion No. 9751, a s

a mend e d, r e mains v a l i d wi t h r e spe c t t o th i s e x e mp t ion and is in the public inte re st. The re fo re

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und e r the a uthority pro v ided by 49 U.S. C . § 106(f), 40113 a nd 44701, whi c h the F AA

Admin i str a tor h a s del e g a t e d to m e , I g r a nt the United S t a tes Pow e r e d P a r ag l i ding Asso c iation

( US PP A ) an exemption from 14 CFR § 103.1 to the extent necessary to allow USPPA m e mbe r s

to op e r a te tw o

- pla c e tand e m pow e r e d p a r ag l i d e rs f or tr a in i ng purp oses, subj ec t t o the f ol l owing

c ondi t ions and lim i tations.

Con d itio n s a n d Li m ita t io n s

1. This e x e mp t ion i s l i m i ted to § 103.1 (a ) onl y

.

2. E ac h flight must comply with all o t h e r s ec t i ons of p a rt 103.

3. All fli g hts op e r a t i ng und e r this e x e mp t ion m ust be f or tr a in i ng pur p oses onl y . This

e x e mp t ion applies only to fli g hts for the pu r pose of g iv i ng ins t ru c t i on in foo t

- laun c h e d,

two

- pla c e pow e r e d p a r ag l i d e rs.

4. P rior to all t wo

- o cc up a nt t r a in i ng f l i g hts, t he student must be info r med th a t t he f l i g ht i s

c ondu c ted und e r a n e x e mp t ion g r a nted by the F AA a nd that the f oot

- laun c h e d, tw o

- pla c e

pow e r e d p a r ag l i d e r do e s not me e t air c r a ft ce rtifi ca t i on st a nd a rds s e t fo r th by the F A A

.

5. F or identifi ca t i on pu rposes, U SPP A sh a ll is s ue a n ind i vidual a uthori z a t i on to e ac h p e rson

a l l ow e d to condu c t ope ra t i ons und e r this e x e m p t i on. E ac h a uthori z a t i on sh a ll include a n

identifi ca t i on number a nd a c opy of this e x e mp t ion. U SPP A sh a ll a lso have a pro c e dure to

r e s c ind t his authority wh e n n ee d e d.

6. E ac h ind i vidual who op e r a tes a f oo t

- laun c h e d, two

- pla c e pow e r e d p a r ag l i d e r un de r the

a uthority of this e x e mp t ion m ust be fa m i l i a r w i t h the p r ovis i ons c ontain e d h e r e in and must

h a ve in h i s or h e r p e rson a l pos s e ss i on a c opy of the a uthori z a t i on is s u e d by US PP A a nd a

c opy of this e x e mp t ion. Th e se do c uments shall be p re s e nted f or inspe c t i on upon re qu e st by

any representative of the F A A

.

7. Upon re qu e st

, t he US PP A w i l l provide a representative of the F AA with a list of

eac h p e rson a l l ow e d to c ondu c t ope ra t i ons und e r this e x e mp t ion.

8. This exemption is not valid for flights outside the United States.

T h e E ff ec t of O u r D ec is i on

Our d ec is i on e x tends the t e rmin a t i on d a te of E x e mp t ion No. 9751, a s am e nd e d

, to

S e ptemb e r 30, 2018, unless s o on e r sup e rs e d e d or re s c inded.

Sincerel y

,

/s/

John Barb a gallo

Deputy Director, Flight Standards Servi c e