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- E May 9, 2014

Exemption No. 9727 C Regulatory Docket No. FAA

- 2007

- 29293

Ms. Joan Canny

General Counsel Amerijet International, Inc.

2 8 00 S. Andrews Avenue

Fort L auderdale, FL 33316

Dear M s

. Canny :

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

No. 9727 , as amended . It expl ains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists the

conditions and limitations.

The B asis for Our Decision

By letter dated March 31, 2014

, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on

behalf of Amerijet International, Inc. ( Amerijet ) for an extension of Exemption No. 9727 , as amended . That exemption from § § 63.37(b)(1) and (2) and A ppendix C(a)(3)(iv)(a) to part 63

of Title 14, Code o f Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allow s the training of its airframe and powerplant mechanics in accordance with a flight time standard that may be satisfied through

the use of a Level C or Level D simulator.

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 beca use the requested extension of the exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Amerijet

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Our Decision

The FAA has determined that t he justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 9727 , 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. 106(f), 40113 and 44701, which the FAA

Administrator has delegat ed to me, Amerijet Int ernational, Inc. is granted an extension of its exemption from § § 63.37(b)(1) and (2) and A ppendix C(a)(3)(iv)(a) to part 63 that allows the training of its airframe and powerplant mechanics in accordance with a flight time sta ndard that may be satisfied through the use of a Level C or Level D simulator , subject to the following conditions and limitations.

Conditions and Limitations

1. The trainee must:

(a) Be employed by Amerijet as an airframe and powerplant mechanic, qualified

on the Boeing 727, and have completed all appropriate training to function without supervision within the stated discipline;

(b) Hold an appropriate medical certificate; and

(c) Hold or have applied for a radio telephony license.

2. Amerijet will revise its approved f light engineer training curriculum to include the line

observation and line oriented flight training ( LOFT ) programs defined in Condition

Nos. 3 and 4 of this exemption and ensure the following specific areas are addressed:

(a) The elements of radiotelephone communications, both very high frequency and high frequency , and the important role that proper communication plays in air

traffic and lo ng distance operational control;

(b) The elements of the role flightcrews and, particularly, the flight engineer play

in a viation commerce ; and

(c) Preflight training on an actual aircraft.

3. Amerijet must develop and implement a line observation program module that will be conducted following basic indoctrination training and prior to commencing B

- 727 systems training.

(a) The line observation program module must be submitted to Amerijet’s principal operations inspector for approval and include a requirement for the trainee to “shadow” a qualified flight engineer during the accompl ishment of

scheduled activities (e.g., pre

- and post

- flight duties, takeoff and landing data performance calculations, aircraft loading, weight and balance calcul ations, etc.);

(b) Amerijet must ensure the trainee has an operable aircraft compatible headset for all flights in the line observation program modul e, and the trainee is3

required to monitor all intercom and radio activities that an assigned flight engineer would normally monitor ; and

(c) This line observation program must require the trainee to complete at least

10 hours of line observation activitie s and a minimum of four scheduled revenue flight segments.

4. In addition

, to the LOFT scenario(s) that are currently contained in Amerijet’s approved curriculum, Amerijet must develop an additional qualification LOFT that is specifically designed to emphas ize:

(a) Flight engineer duties and management of the checklist ;

(b) Accomplishment of abnormal procedures ;

(c) The elements of crew resource management, particularly the role the flight engineer plays on the team ; and

(d) Workload management scenarios where crew coor dination and decisions need to be made based on external contingencies involving high workload situations (e.g., an immediate landing due to a critical emergency situation).

5. Following the satisfactory completion of the approved training program and prof iciency evaluation, the student may be issued a conditional flight engineer airman certificate (reflecting conditions similar to those set forth in ATA Exemption

No. 4901) containing restrictions which may be satisfied following completion of the supervise d operating experience and line check specified in Condition Nos. 6 and 7

below.

6. Following the satisfactory completion of the trainee’s proficiency evaluation the trainee must complete a minimum of 18 hours of supervised operating experience ( OE ) , includi ng a minimum of five scheduled revenue flight segments, under the supervision of a flight engineer check airman.

7. The trainee will be required to pass a line check given by a qualified Amerijet flight engineer check airman following the completion of the specified supervised OE. Only upon satisfactory completion of the line check will a permanent flight engineer

certificate be issued to the trainee.

8. Amerijet will notify its certificate holding district office (CHDO) prior to the initiation of any traini ng under this exemption.

9. Amerijet will keep records for all persons trained under this exemption, and those records will identify the trainee and describe how the candidate was trained under the exemption.4

10. Amerijet will provide the CHDO with the results of all engineer training completed under this exemption.

11. The testing of each trainee must include actual aircraft walk

- around (as opposed to pictorial presentations), emergency, and abnormal operations in the simulator.

12. A Level C or Level D simulator mus t be used to meet the flight time requirements of § § 63.37(b)(1) and (2) and A ppendix C(a)(3)(iv)(a) to part 63.

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 9727 , as amended, to July 31,

2016

, unless so oner supe rseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

Bruce Decleene Acting Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service