AFS-12-290-E 

June 14, 2012 

 Exemption No. 10560 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2012-0364 

Mr. Darryl J. Bates 

Director of Maintenance 

Air Evac EMS, Inc. 

720 Bratton Ave. 

West Plains, MO 65775 

Dear Mr. Bates: 

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your request for exemption. It transmits our 

decision, explains its basis, and gives you the conditions and limitations of the exemption, 

including the date it ends. 

The Basis for Our Decision 

By letter dated February 27, 2012, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

on behalf of Air Evac EMS, Inc. (Air Evac Lifeteam) for an exemption from §§ 91.411(b) and 

91.413(c) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR). That exemption, if granted, 

would allow Air Evac Lifeteam to perform air traffic control (ATC) transponder tests and 

inspections and altimeter system and altimeter reporting equipment tests and inspections for 

its part 135 aircraft maintained under a continuous airworthiness maintenance program 

(CAMP). The exemption would also allow Air Evac Lifeteam to perform similar tests and 

inspections on its part 135 aircraft maintained under an approved aircraft inspection program 

(AAIP). 

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

in the Federal Register because the requested exemption would not set a precedent, and any 

delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental Air Evac Lifeteam. 

The FAA has issued a grant of exemption in circumstances similar in all material respects to 

those presented in your petition. In Grant of Exemption No. 7770 (copy enclosed), the FAA 
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found the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed exemption also apply to the 

situation you present. 

Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that— 

 they are similar in all material respects to relief previously requested in the enclosed Grant 

of Exemption No. 7770; 

 the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 7770 

also apply to the situation you present; and 

 for the reasons stated in Grant of Exemption No. 7770, a grant of exemption is in the 

public interest. 

Our Decision 

Under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. §§ 40113 and 44701, which the FAA 

Administrator has delegated to me, I hereby grant Air Evac EMS, Inc. an exemption from 

14 CFR §§ 91.411(b) and 91.413(c) to the extent necessary to allow Air Evac Lifeteam to 

perform ATC transponder tests and inspections and altimeter system and altimeter reporting 

equipment tests and inspections for its part 135 aircraft maintained under a CAMP. Air Evac 

Lifeteam is also granted relief to perform similar tests and inspection on its part 135 aircraft 

maintained under an AAIP. This exemption is subject to the conditions and limitations 

described below. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. All ATC transponder tests and inspections and all altimeter reporting equipment 

tests and inspections must be conducted under Air Evac Lifeteam’s part 135 

CAMP or part 135 AAIP. 

2. All tests and inspections must be recorded in the aircraft’s maintenance log by the 

person performing each inspection and test. This entry must identify the person, 

the date, and this exemption number. 
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3. An appropriate record of these tests and inspections also must be kept in Air Evac 

Lifeteam’s maintenance recording system for part 135. 

This exemption terminates on June 30, 2014, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

Melvin Cintron 

Acting Director, Flight Standards 

 Service 

Enclosure