3850 Three Mile Lane • McMinnville, OR 97128-9496 • USA 

Phone 503 472-0011 • Fax 503 434-4231 

www.evergreenaviation.com 

EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES, INC.

U.S. Department of Transportation May 30, 2013 

Docket Management System 

West Building, Ground Floor, Rm W12-140 

1200 New Jersey Ave 

Washington, DC 20590 

 Re: Exemption 4901 (as amended) Inclusion Request, FAA Docket No. FAA-2001-9282

Ladies/Gentlemen: 

In accordance with Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) § 11.61, Evergreen International 

Airlines petitions the Administrator for an extension of Exemption No. 4901, Docket FAA-2001-9282. This 

exemption is scheduled to expire on May 31, 2013. 

This petition was originally submitted by Airlines for America (A4A) and the FAA granted the request to “A4A 

members and other qualifying part 121 certificate holders on April 5, 2013.” Exemption No. 4901 provides 

relief, under certain conditions and limitations, from specific provisions of 14 CFR § 63.39 (b)(1) and (2) and § 

121.425 (a)(2)(i) and (ii). Under flight engineer training programs approved under part 121, the qualification 

requirements of § 121.425 (a)(2)(i) and (ii) may be met concurrently with the certification requirements of § 

63.39 (b)(1) and (2) in a single flight check. 

The exemption also grants relief to the extent necessary to permit applicants in training for that flight check to 

take the airplane preflight inspection portion of that flight check using an advanced pictorial means instead of an 

airplane, and normal procedures portion of that flight check in an approved flight simulation device. Also, all 

qualifying operators of part 63 flight engineer courses and all part 142 training center certificate holders 

conducting flight engineer training courses in accordance with part 63 requirements be granted an exemption 

from § 63.39 (b)(2) to the extent necessary to allow applicants who are training in preparation for the flight 

engineer practical test to take the normal procedures portion of that test in an approved flight simulation device. 

The conditions and circumstances, in regard to public interest and equivalent levels of safety, which warranted 

the original grant of exemption, continue to exist. This petition does not seek to change the conditions and 

limitations of the current exemption. This exemption has been in use for over fifteen years with no known 

compromise of safety. 

As a former A4A member, EIA has operated at the highest level of safety with the benefit of this exemption for 

many years. Although EIA is no longer a member of A4A, our training program is unchanged from those 

requirements set forth in Exemption 4901. EIA respectfully petitions the FAA for inclusion in Exemption 

4901M as a “qualifying part 121 certificate holder” conducting part 121-approved flight engineer training. Our 

current exemption extension, 4901L, expires on May 31, 2013. 

 Very truly yours, 

 

 Captain William J. Zehner 

 Director of Operations 

 Evergreen International Airlines 

 (503) 472-0011 Ext 4435 

 bill.zehner@evergreenairlines.com
3850 Three Mile Lane • McMinnville, OR 97128-9496 • USA 

Phone 503 472-0011 • Fax 503 434-4231 

www.evergreenaviation.com 

EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES, INC.

Attachment 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

Docket Operations 

Docket No. FAA-2001-9282 

May 30, 2013 

Attachment 

SUMMARY OF ATA PETITION 

To renew Exemption 4901L which allows flight engineer training programs approved under part 121, the 

qualification requirements of § 121.425 (a)(2)(i) and (ii) be met concurrently with the certification requirements 

of § 63.39 (b)(1) and (2) in a single flight check. Also allows Part 121 operators, Part 63 flight engineer schools 

and Part 142 training center certificate holders to train and check flight engineer applicants in the performance 

of preflight inspections using approved pictorial displays instead of the airplane, and normal procedures portion 

of that flight check in an approved flight simulation device.