AFS-16-9614-E 

June 10, 2016 

 Exemption No. 10994A 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2007-29107 

Mr. Stephen Phillips 

Director of Operations 

Cape Air/Nantucket Airlines 

Hyannis Air Service, Inc. 

660 Barnstable Road 

Hyannis, MA 02601 

Dear Mr. Phillips: 

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption 

No. 10994. It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists the conditions 

and limitations. 

The Basis for Our Decision 

By letter dated February 25, 2016, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

on behalf of Hyannis Air Service, Inc. (Hyannis Air) for an extension of Exemption 

No. 10994. That exemption from § 121.434(c)(1)(ii) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) allows Hyannis Air to substitute a qualified and authorized check airman or aircrew 

program designee for an FAA inspector to observe a qualifying pilot in command (PIC) who 

is completing initial or upgrade training specified in § 121.424 during at least one flight leg 

that includes a takeoff and a landing. 

In your petition, you indicate that there has been no change in the conditions and reasons 

relative to public interest and safety that were the basis for granting the original exemption. 

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

in the Federal Register because the requested extension of the exemption would not set a 

precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Hyannis Air. 
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Our Decision 

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 10994 

remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. Therefore, under the 

authority provided by 49 U.S.C. §§ 106(f), 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator 

has delegated to me, Hyannis Air Services, Inc. is granted an exemption from 14 CFR 

121.434(c)(1)(ii), to the extent necessary to allow Hyannis Air to substitute a qualified and 

authorized check airman or aircrew program designee for an FAA inspector to observe a 

qualifying PIC who is completing initial or upgrade training specified in § 121.424 during at 

least one flight leg that includes a takeoff and a landing, subject to the conditions and 

limitations described below. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. A Hyannis Air check airman or aircrew program designee may conduct a PIC 

observation in place of an FAA inspector when– 

a. The Administrator preapproves that substitution for each observation for a 

qualifying PIC candidate, thus reserving first right of refusal to the FAA in 

each case. Hyannis Air, therefore, must contact an appropriate FAA office, in 

each instance, before substituting that check airman or aircrew program 

designee; 

b. The qualifying PIC candidate has completed no less than 10 hours of 

supervised operating experience (OE) and accomplished no fewer than two 

takeoffs and landings; and 

c. The qualifying PIC candidate is performing PIC duties during a complete 

flight leg, including flightdeck preparation, before starting engines checklist, 

taxi, takeoff, all other flight phases, landing taxi, and securing checklist. 

2. Each Hyannis Air check airman or aircrew program designee conducting a PIC 

observation in place of an FAA inspector must— 

a. Be approved by the Administrator to conduct the observation; 

b. Have served as a check airman or aircrew program designee for Hyannis Air 

for no less than 6 months; 

c. Not supervise the OE or conduct the initial line check for the qualifying PIC 

candidate being observed; and 

d. Conduct the observation from the observer seat only (i.e. not a required 

flightcrew member seat). 

3. Hyannis Air must maintain student, check airman, and aircrew program designee 

records that demonstrate compliance with the conditions and limitations of this 

exemption. 
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The Effect of Our Decision 

This exemption terminates on June 30, 2019, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

John S. Duncan 

Director, Flight Standards Service