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 Re gulations (14 CFR) § 11.61, Evergreen International Airlines petitions the Administrator for an extensi on 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 trai ning programs approved under part 121, the qualification requirements of § 121.425 (a)(2)(i) and (ii) may be met c oncurrently with the certification requirements of § 63.39 (b)(1) and (2) in a single flight check.

The exemption also grants relief to th e 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 ch eck in an approved flight simulation device. Also, all qualifying operators of part 63 fli ght 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 appli cants 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 inte rest 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 respect fully 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.com3850 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 engi neer 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 a llows Part 121 operators, Part 63 flight engineer schools and Part 142 training center certificate holders to train a nd check flight engineer applicants in the performance of preflight inspections using approve d pictorial displays instead of the airplane, and normal procedures portion of that flight check in an approved flight simulation device.