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# PraUS H Grapevin e Trainin g Cente r
February 3,201 0
FAA-AFS-80 0 Th e Rule s Docket , AGC-1 0 80 0 Independenc e Avenu e S.W
. ' Washington , D C 2059 1 Subject : Reques t

fo r amendmen t

t o PrestoSI M Exemptio n 984 3 Dea r Sir / Madame , Ther e seem s t o b e some questio n withi n th e industry a s t o whethe r o r no t CE-50 0 serie s aircraf

t wit h variou s FA A Approve dSTC' s ca n b e flow n single pilo t unde r th e singl e pilo t

Exemption s issue db y you r office
. A s aresult , PrestoSI M woul dlike t o mak e th e followin g petition s t o formall y clarif y th e situatio n unde r

Exemptio n 9843
. I n addition , PrestoSI M woul dlike t o reques t tw o additiona l languag e change s withi n th e Exemptio n for

adde dclarification
. PrestoSIM , Inc
. woul dlike t o formall y petitio n th e followin g fou r amendment s t o th e 984 3 Exemption : Petitio n 1 : O n behal f o f PrestoSI M Inc. , I woul dlike t o petitio n fo r th e inclusio n o f

al l Cessn aCitatio n mode l 50 0 serie s airplane s operate dunde r an y FA A Approve dST C tha t doe s no t chang e th e mode l designatio n o n th e airworthines s certificat e o r dat aplat e o f

th e individua l aircraft
. Thi s woul dinclud e variou s performanc e enhancement s an davionic s upgrade s tha t

hav e bee n adde dt o many o f th e olde r units
. Thi s reques t

i s for clarificatio n purpose s onl y sinc e th e abov e liste daircraf t ar e alread y asubse t

o f th e currentl y approve dCE-50 0 serie s model s i n Exemptio n 9843
. W e d o no t believ e tha t

there are any change s i n th e condition s an dreason s relativ e t o publi c interes t

an dthi s petitio n provide s a n equivalen t leve l o f safet y tha t wa s th e basi s for

grantin g th e origina l exemption
.

2 0 33\f dDNIMWBin aJ Q 3DIJi O ^LQ^L3ZZQ Z QZ'tP l 0I0Z;/eX/t' 0Petitio n 2 : O n behal f o f PrestoSI M Inc. , I woul dlik e t o petitio n for th e inclusio n o f

Cessn a Citatio n mode l 50 0 serie s airplane s (Serial number s 00 1 throug h 0418 ) equippe dwith supplemental typ e certificat e (STC ) no . SA8176SW , o r ST C no . SA09377SC , an deithe r ST C no . SA2172NM , ST C no . SA645NW , o r ST C no . ST09559A C t o b e include di n ou r currentl y approve dExemptio n 984 3 allowin g singl e pilo t operation s i n th e CE-50 0 serie s aircraft
. Thi s reques t

i s for adde dclarificatio n purpose s onl y sinc e th e abov e liste daircraf t ar e already asubse t

o f th e currentl y approve dCE-50 0 model s i n Exemptio n 984 3 an dth e liste dSTC' s are als o currentl y approve dunder Exemptio n 5517 K

hel db y Sierr a Industries
. W e d o no t

believ e tha t

ther e ar e an

y change s i n th e condition s an dreason s relativ e t o publi c interes t

an dthi s petitio n provide s an equivalen t leve l o f safet y tha t wa s th e basi s for

grantin g th e original exemption
. Petitio n 3 : O n behal f o f PrestoSI M Inc. , 1 woul dlik e t o petitio n for th e inclusio n o f additiona l languag e i n Paragrap h (6)(b ) tha t woul dallo w for

th e 3 takeofl'an d3 landing s t o b e include da s par t

o f a n approve d1 4 CFRPart

142 cours e tha t

meet s th e requirement s o f th e 984 3 Exemption
. PrestoSI M request s tha t

Paragrap h 6(b ) hav e languag e adde dthat "Th e 3 takeoff

s an d3 landing s withi n th e precedin g 9 0 day s i n th e aircraf t ar e no t requiredwhe n th e applican t i s enrolle di n a

n approve d1 4 CFRPa n 142 cours e tha t satisfie s th e recen t

flight experienc e requirement s o f 1 4 CFRPar

t 61.5 7 a s part

o f th e approve dcourse . " I n additio n t o operatin g approve dflight simulators , PrestoSI M i s authorize dt o conduc t training , testing , and/o r

checkin g i n aCE-50 0 serie s aircraf t under 1 4 CF RPart

142 b y paragrap h A00 3 (Aircraf

t Authorization ) o f

th e FA A Approve dTrainin g Specifications
. PrestoSI M believe s tha t

thi s chang e coul db e asignifican t cos t saving s t o th e applican t an dtha t bot h sat e an deffectiv e trainin g woul dstil l tak e place
. W e d o no t

believ e tha t

ther e ar e an

y change s i n th e condition s an dreason s relativ e t o publi c interes t

an dthi s petitio n provide s a n equivalen t

leve l o f safet y tha t wa s th e basi s for

grantin g th e origina l exemption
.

£ 0 39y d9NI>iyW3nn aJ O JDUJ O Q12913ZZ2 Z 0e:t' T 0T03/ei/t' 0Petitio n 4 : O n behal f o f PrestoSIM , Inc. , I woul dlik e t o petition , for clarificatio n purposes , tha t Paragrap h 4(f

) an dParagrap h 13(c ) b e amende dt o stat e "Us e aboo mmicrophone,'o r headse t with attache dmicrophone : and"
. Thi s reques t

i s base do n th e fac t

tha t som e earlie r

Citatio n model s ha da"boo m microphone " optio n an dtha t optio n i s no t

availabl e o n late r

model s covere db

y th e 984 3 Exemption
. I n addition , i t i s generall y assume dan daccepte dtha t th e inten t i s for th e pilo t no t t o us e ahan dhel dmicrophon e durin g singl e pilo t operation s an dtha t

afiill headse t woul dsatisf

y th e inten t

o f th e limitation
. W e d o not believ e that

ther e ar e an y change s i n th e condition s an dreason s relativ e t o publi c interes t

an dsafet y tha t wer e th e basi s fo

r grantin g th e origina l exemptions
. PrestoSI M feel s tha t

al l o f thes e request s fal l withi n th e genera l interes t o f th e publi c an dprovid e an equivalen t leve l o f safety
. We reques t

tha t eac h o f thes e petition s b e considere dindependen t o f th e others
. Respectfially submitted
.

Ra y Heyd e Vic e Presiden t PrestoSIM , In c 100 0 Nole n Drive , Suit e 40 0 Grapevine , TX 7605 1 Email : rhevde(a).prestosim.co m Telephone : 817.488.487 0

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