AFS-10-117-E 

March 26, 2010 

 Exemption No. 10039 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2009-1188 

Mr. Steve Hall 

CAE SimuFlite, Inc. 

2929 West Airfield Drive 

DFW Airport, TX 75261 

Dear Mr. Hall: 

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your request for exemption. It transmits our 

decision, explains its basis, and gives you the conditions and limitations of the exemption, 

including the date it ends. 

The Basis for Our Decision 

By letter dated December 10, 2009, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration 

(FAA) on behalf of CAE SimuFlite, Inc. (CAE SimuFlite), for an exemption from §§ 91.9(a) 

and 91.531(a)(1) and (2) of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR). That 

exemption, if granted, would permit CAE SimuFlite and operators of airplanes covered by the 

CE-500 type rating to operate those aircraft without a pilot designated as second in command 

(SIC) provided each such operator received certain training and checking from CAE 

SimuFlite. This training and checking would be conducted under CAE SimuFlite’s 

part 142 air agency certificate. 

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition 

in the Federal Register because the requested exemption would not set a precedent, and any 

delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to CAE SimuFlite. 

The FAA has issued grants of exemption under circumstances similar in all material respects 

to those presented in your petition. In Grants of Exemption Nos. 9899, as amended, and 7487, 

as amended, and Summary Grant of Exemption No. 6480, as amended (copies enclosed), the 

FAA noted that, although the Cessna Citation model 500 (CE-500) series airplane was 
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initially type-certificated under part 25, which requires operation with two pilots, the airplane 

was subsequently type-certificated under part 23 for single-pilot operation. The FAA pointed 

out that this is the only turbojet airplane that has evolved into single-pilot operations. 

Furthermore, the FAA noted that the part 23 and part 25 Cessna Citations are identical from 

an operational standpoint. Therefore, the FAA determined that in view of the past single-pilot 

operating experience of CE-500 series airplanes type-certificated under part 23, an exemption 

with appropriate conditions and limitations to permit single-pilot operations of CE-500 series 

airplanes type-certificated under part 25 would not have an adverse effect on safety. In 

addition, the FAA found that such grants of exemption were in the public interest because 

operators are provided with increased operating flexibility and reduced economic burdens. 

Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that— 

• they do not differ materially from those presented by the petitioners who have received 

the enclosed similar grants of exemption; 

• the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed exemptions also apply to the 

situation you present; and 

• a grant of exemption is in the public interest. 

Our Decision 

Under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator 

has delegated to me, I hereby grant CAE SimuFlite, Inc., an exemption from 14 CFR 

§§ 91.9(a) and 91.531(a)(1) and (2) to the extent necessary to permit CAE SimuFlite and 

operators of Cessna Citation airplanes covered by the CE-500 type rating to operate those 

airplanes with a single pilot subject to the conditions and limitations described below. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. This exemption serves as a supplemental type certificate for those Cessna Citation 

model 500, 550, S550, 552, and 560 airplanes operated by a single pilot who has 

complied with all of the terms, conditions, and limitations of this exemption. 

2. This exemption is effective for the conduct of the required training and checking only 

if CAE SimuFlite’s single-pilot training program receives and maintains approval 

under part 142 from the FAA Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) that has 

jurisdictional authority over CAE SimuFlite’s part 142 training center certificate. 

3. This exemption is effective only if it is listed in CAE SimuFlite’s training 

specifications paragraph A005. 

4. This exemption applies to only operations conducted under part 91. 
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5. Each pilot conducting single-pilot operations must— 

a. Complete CAE SimuFlite’s FAA-approved part 142 CE-500 single-pilot 

curriculum before conducting such operations; 

b. Hold an airline transport pilot certificate with a CE-500 type rating or a 

commercial pilot certificate with an airplane instrument rating and CE-500 

type rating before entering CAE SimuFlite’s part 142 CE-500 single-pilot 

curriculum; 

c. Have logged at least 1,000 hours of total pilot flight time, including at least 50 

hours of night flight time; 75 hours of instrument flight time, 40 hours of 

which are in actual instrument meteorological conditions; and 500 hours as 

pilot in command (PIC), SIC, or both in turbine-powered airplanes; 

d. Not perform any circling instrument approaches to minimums of less than 200 

feet and 1 mile above the published minimums until after completing 100 

hours of single-pilot flight experience in CE-500 series airplanes; and 

e. Not perform any straight-in instrument approaches to minimums of less than 

100 feet and one-half statute mile visibility above the published minimums 

until after completing 100 hours of single-pilot flight experience in CE-500 

series airplanes. 

6. The CE-500 single-pilot initial authorization and authorization renewal curriculum 

must include–– 

a. Ground instruction appropriate to the CE-500 airplane given by a CAE 

SimuFlite part 142 instructor (designated in accordance with CAE SimuFlite’s 

approved procedures) that covers at least the following aeronautical knowledge 

areas: 

i. Safe and efficient operation of airplanes; 

ii. Weight and balance computations; 

iii. Use of performance charts; 

iv. Significance and effects of exceeding airplane performance limitations; 

v. Principles and functions of airplane systems; 

vi. Maneuvers, procedures, and emergency operations; and 

vii. Night and high-altitude operations. 
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b. Flight instruction appropriate to the CE-500 airplane given by a CAE 

SimuFlite part 142 instructor (designated in accordance with CAE SimuFlite’s 

approved procedures) that covers at least the following areas of operation: 

i. Preflight preparation; 

ii. Preflight inspection and procedures; 

iii. Taxiing; 

iv. Normal and crosswind takeoffs and departures; 

v. In-flight maneuvers including configuration changes, approaches to stalls, 

and steep turns; 

vi. Simulated powerplant failure (actual powerplant failure if accomplished in 

a flight simulator); 

vii. Instrument procedures; 

viii. Precision and nonprecision approaches; 

ix. Missed approaches; 

x. Landings and approaches to landings; 

xi. Normal and crosswind landings; 

xii. Landing with a simulated powerplant failure (actual powerplant failure if 

accomplished in a flight simulator); 

xiii. Normal and abnormal procedures; 

xiv. Emergency procedures; and 

xv. Post-flight procedures. 

7. The instruction required in Condition No. 6b may be completed in an approved flight 

simulator, qualified as–– 

a. A Level A or B flight simulator, provided the applicant satisfactorily 

accomplishes as part of the training program the following in-flight maneuvers 

and procedures as sole manipulator of the controls in a CE-500 series airplane: 

i. Exterior preflight inspection; 

ii. Taxiing; 
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iii. Normal and crosswind takeoffs (minimum of three); 

iv. Normal and crosswind approaches and landings (minimum of three); 

v. Landing from a precision approach; 

vi. Approach and landing with a simulated powerplant failure; 

vii. Landing from a circling approach; and 

viii. Landing from a no flap or nonstandard flap approach. 

b. A Level C or D flight simulator provided the applicant has performed at least 

three takeoffs and three landings to a full stop as the sole manipulator of the 

flight controls in the CE-500 series airplane within the preceding 90 days. 

8. An applicant seeking to obtain or renew a single-pilot authorization under this 

exemption must–– 

a. Satisfactorily complete CAE SimuFlite’s FAA-approved part 142 single-pilot 

curriculum; 

b. Satisfactorily complete the curriculum’s required qualification module, 

consisting of a stand-alone proficiency check in either a CE-500 series 

airplane, an appropriately qualified and approved flight simulator, or a 

combination thereof; 

c. Satisfactorily complete this proficiency check— 

i. Within 10 days of completing the training; and 

ii. Under the supervision of an appropriately rated FAA inspector or CAE 

SimuFlite Training Center Evaluator (TCE) who is qualified and 

authorized to conduct either § 61.58 proficiency checks or type rating 

practical tests in CE-500 series flight simulators or airplanes, as 

appropriate. 

d. Satisfactorily complete all tasks listed in the Airline Transport Pilot and 

Aircraft Type Rating Practical Test Standards that are required for an initial 

CE-500 type rating, except as provided in Condition No. 10; and 

e. Satisfactorily perform all maneuvers and procedures as a single pilot during 

the entire proficiency check. Training to proficiency during the check is not 

permitted, and failure of any maneuver shall result in failure of the proficiency 

check. 
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9. The circling approach requirement must be accomplished in an airplane or in a 

simulator that is qualified and approved in CAE SimuFlite’s training specifications for 

the circling approach task. 

10. Until the circling approach task has been satisfactorily demonstrated in an airplane or 

in a simulator that is qualified and approved for the circling approach task–– 

a. The applicant’s records will be annotated with the statement, “Demonstration 

of circling approach was not accomplished;” and 

b. The applicant must not perform circling approaches as the PIC when weather 

conditions are less than the weather minimums for visual flight rules. 

11. A person who previously has received a single-pilot authorization in a Cessna Citation 

model 500, 550, S550, 552, or 560 airplane must complete CAE Simuflite’s FAAapproved part 142 single-pilot differences training course to obtain a single-pilot 

authorization for a different Cessna Citation model. 

12. An applicant seeking to obtain a single-pilot authorization must satisfactorily 

complete ground and flight training through CAE Simuflite’s FAA-approved part 142 

single-pilot training course and must receive training on the differences between the 

Cessna Citation model represented by the simulator used for training and checking 

and the Cessna Citation model for which single-pilot authorization is requested. 

13. Regardless of the status of this exemption or CAE SimuFlite’s authorization to use it, 

once granted, a single-pilot authorization will be valid for 12 calendar months. A 

person who renews a single-pilot authorization in the calendar month before or after 

the calendar month in which it is due is considered to have renewed the single-pilot 

authorization when due. 

14. Each CE-500 series airplane operated under this exemption must have the following 

equipment installed and operational: 

a. An autopilot with approach coupling; 

b. A flight director system; 

c. A boom microphone; and 

d. A transponder “ident” switch on the pilot’s control wheel. 

15. CAE SimuFlite must provide a copy of this exemption to each person who is 

authorized to operate under this exemption. 
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16. Each person must carry a copy of this exemption and a record from CAE SimuFlite 

documenting compliance with its training and checking conditions aboard the airplane 

when he or she is operating under its terms. 

17. Upon request, CAE SimuFlite must provide the Flight Standards Service, Air Carrier 

Training and 142 Training Center Branch, AFS-210, with an analysis of training and 

checking operations conducted under this exemption with respect to program failure 

rates, extra training time required, accident and incident data, and any known problem 

areas. 

18. CAE SimuFlite must maintain records and make them available, when requested, to 

the FAA FSDO that has jurisdictional authority over CAE SimuFlite’s part 142 

training center certificate. These records must include all information required by 

§ 142.73 and— 

a. A list of those pilots who failed to complete the training program satisfactorily 

or withdrew from the program and the reasons for the withdrawal; and 

b. The name and pilot certificate number of each person who is authorized to 

operate under this exemption. 

19. No CAE SimuFlite instructor or TCE shall permit passengers to be aboard any 

airplane during flight operations conducted for the purpose of meeting the training or 

checking requirements of this exemption. 

This exemption terminates on March 31, 2012, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

John M. Allen 

Director, Flight Standards Service 

Enclosures