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US Department of Transportation 

Docket Management System 

1200 New Jersey Ave, SE 

West Building Ground Floor 

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To Whom It May Concern, 

Enclosed is a petition to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for an extension of exemption 

from; Sections 91.411(b) and 91.413(c) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. Reference 

existing docket # FAA-2008-0994. 

The Center for Emergency Medicine, d/b/a STAT MedEvac is an emergency medical services 

(EMS) operator, with over 28 years of experience in our operational area. The petition would 

authorize the Center for Emergency Medicine to perform altimeter systems, altitude reporting 

equipment and ATC transponder test and inspections on company aircraft by company 

employee's that hold an airframe and powerplant rating, FCC rating and factory training by the 

manufacture of the aircraft being inspected and tested imder the current authorized Center for 

Emergency Medicine of Western Pa, Inc. Approved Aircraft Inspection Program. (AAIP). 

Thank you in advance for your consideration. Should you have any questions, I may be reached 

at 412-460-3000 Ext. 268. 

Chuck Morgan 

Director of Maintenance 

Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pennsylvania, Inc. 

STAT MedEvac 

Enclosure (1) 
Center for Emergency Medicine 

D^/a STAT MedEvac 

Certificate #: E3MA774L 

10 Allegheny County Airport 

West Mifflin, PA 15122 

Contact: Chuck Horgan, Director of Maintenance 

Phone: 412-460-3000, Fax: 412-466-8963 

Petitions for an extension of exemption from Sections 91.411(b) and 91.413(c) of 

Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 

This is a petition to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for an extension of exemption from: 

Sections 91.411(b) and 91.413(c) of Title 14, Code of Federal regulations. Reference docket # FAA2008-0994 

The Center for Emergency Medicine, d/b/a STAT MedEvac is an emergency medical services (EMS) 

operator, with over 28 years of experience on our operational area. This petition would authorize the 

Center for Emergency Medicine to perform altimeter systems, altitude reporting equipment and ATC 

transponder tests and inspections on company aircraft by company employee's that hold an airframe and 

powerplant rating, FCC rating and factory training by the manufacture of the aircraft being inspected and 

tested under the current authorized Center for Emergency Medicine of Western Pa, Inc. Approved 

Aircraft Inspection Program (AAIP). 

The Center for Emergency Medicine requests the relief from the following sections: 

A. Section 91.411(b) states, in pertinent part, that the tests required by paragraph (a) of this section must 

be conducted by-

(1) The manufacture of the airplane, or helicopter, on which the tests and inspection 

are to be performed; 

(2) A certificated repair station properly equipped to perform those functions holding-

(i) An instrument rating, Class I; 

(ii) A limited instrument rating appropriate to make and model of appliance to be tested; 

(iii) A limited rating appropriate to the test to be performed; 

(iv) An airframe rating appropriate to the airplane, or helicopter, to be tested; or 

(3) A certified mechanic with an airframe rating (static pressure system tests and inspections 

only) 

B. Section 91.413(c) states, in pertinent part that the tests and inspections specified in this section must 

be conducted by-

(1) A certificated repair station properly equipped to perform those functions and holding-

(i) A radio rating. Class III; 

(ii) A limited radio rating appropriate to the make and model transponder to be tested; 

(iii) A limited rating appropriate to the test to be performed; 

(2) A holder of a continuous airworthiness maintenance program as provided in part 121 or 

§ 135.411 (a)(2) of this chapter; or 

(3) The manufacturer of the aircraft on which the transponder to be tested is installed, if the 

transponder was installed by the manufacturer. 
C. The Center for Emergency Medicine supports this request for extension of exemption of docket # 

FAA-2008-0994 with the following information: 

hi the interest of public safety the Center for Emergency Medicine of Westem Pennsylvania, Inc. 

believes that the granting of this exemption request is clearly aligned with the FAA and Mission 

Statement: "To provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world". 

The Center for Emergency Medicine is dedicated to the safety of its employee's and the general 

public. By supporting this request, the Center for Emergency Medicine shall serve the public in a 

safer manner with a even tighter operational control then the basic requirements. Allowing the Center 

for Emergency Medicine to perform its own in house 91.411 and 91.413 testes and inspections by its 

qualified, trained employee's shall reduce delays in aircraft availability that serve the public in the tristate area. 

The Center for Emergency Medicine's trained persoimel already are performing 91.411 and 91.413 

tests and inspections prior to local avionic repair facilities tests and inspection on company aircraft, 

the Center for Emergency Medicine's trained personnel has over 30 years experience with 91.411 

and 91.413 tests and inspections. 

Exemption from (FAR), section 91.413(c) and 91.411(b) would provide a higher level of safety as 

under the current rule. 

The Center for Emergency Medicine is currently one of the largest private air medical providers in 

the United States of America. Currently we perform over 11,000 patient flights per year, this is 

already public interest. This exemption would allow us to utiUze our current trained staff 

improving the reliability of our service to our customers. 

The Center for Emergency Medicine's technical staff operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 

365 days per year, outside vendors that can perform the checks are in many cases, only available 

during the day. Current availability of these outside vendors require us to hold aircraft out of service 

for additional days to fit their schedule. 

D. The Center for Emergency Medicine request the following correction to be made to the original docket 

# FAA-2008-0994 prior to issuance of extension. 

As the The Center for Emergency Medicine currently only operates Rotorcraft with 9 or fewer 

passenger seats and maintains all aircraft under a part 135 approved aircraft inspection program 

(AAIP).The Center for Emergency Medicine request that any mention of maintaining its aircraft based 

on the continuous aircraft maintenance program (CAMP) be stricken from the original docket # FAA2008-0994 as this program was not mentioned in the original petition submitted July 28* 2008. This 

appears to be a typographical error carried over from a similar docket used to produce docket # FAA2008-0994 issued to The Center for Emergency Medicine originally. 
Thank you for your consideration. If you should have any questions I can be reached at 

chorgan(a),statmedevac.com. 

Sincerely, 

Chuck Horgan 

Director of Maintenance 

Center for Emergency Medicine of Westem Pennsylvania, Inc. 

Office: 412-460-3000 (ext. 268 ) 

Cell: 412-418-1002