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June 30, 2015
Exemption No. 9917C Regulatory Docket No. FAA

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Mr. Mark McDevitt President VUE, Inc. 6956 E. Broad Street, Suite 239 Columbus, OH 43213

Dear Mr. McDevitt : This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption No. 9917 , as amended

. It explains the basis for our decision , desc ribes its effect, and lists the conditions and limitations.

The Basis for Our Deci sion By letter dated April 8, 2015 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of VUE, Inc. (VUE) for an extension to Exemption No. 9917 C , as amended. That exemption from §§ 91.9(a) and 91.531(a)(1) and (2) of Title 14, Code of Fed eral Regulations allows VUE to train and check pilots of certain Cessna Citat ion airplanes covered by the CE

- 500 type rating to operate those airplanes with a single pilot, rather than with two as required by their type certificate data sheets.
In your p etition, 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 reque sted extension of the exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be det rimental to VUE

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Our Decision The FAA has determined that the justification for th e issu ance of Exemption No. 9917, as amended, 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 delegat ed to me, I grant your petition to allow VUE to train and check pilots of certain Cessna Citation airplanes covered by the CE

- 500 type rating to operate those airplanes with a single pilot, rather than with two as required by the ir type certificate data sheets, subject to the f

ollowing conditions and limitations.

Conditions and Limitations

1. This exemption applies to pilots operating Cessna Citation model 500, 550, S550, 552, and 560 airplanes who ha ve successfully completed VUE’s approved single

- pilot authorization course and co mplied with all of the terms of this exemption.

2. This exemption is effective for the conduct of the required training and checking only if VUE ’s single

- pilot training program receives and maintains approval from the FAA’s General Aviation and Commercial Div ision, AFS

- 800, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, D.C. 20591

. 3. The single

- pilot operations described in this exemption may only be conducted under part 91. No part 135 operations are authorized under this exemption. 4. Each pilot conducting single

- pi lot operations under the terms of this exemption must

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a. Successfully c omplete VUE ’s CE

- 500 single

- pilot training program before conducting such operations;

b. Hold an airline transport pilot certificate with a CE

- 500 type rating or a commercial pilot certifica te with an airplane instrument rating and CE

- 500 type rating before training under VUE ’s CE

- 500 single

- pilot training program ;

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 in strument flight time, 40 hours of which are in actual instrument meteorological con ditions; 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;

e. Not perform any straight

- in instrument approaches to minimums of less than 100 feet and one

- half statute mile vi sibility above the published minimums3 until after completing 100 hours of single

- pilot flight experience in CE

- 500 series airplanes; f. Use a boom microphone; and
g. Use a fully functioning autopilot that is controllable about three axes and capable of approach coupling.

5. The CE

- 500 single

- pilot initial authorization and authorization renewal training program must include

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a. Ground instruction appropriate to the CE

- 500 series airplane given by a n instructor employed by VUE (designated in accordance with VUE ’s appro ved procedures) that covers at least the following aeronautical knowledge areas:

i. Weight and balance computations;

ii. Use of performance charts;

iii. Significance and effects of exceeding airplane performance limitations;
iv. Principles and functions of airplane system s;

v. Maneuvers, procedures, and emergency operations;
vi. Night and high

- altitude operations ; and
vii. Any additional training areas necessary to address s afe operation s of the airplane

. b. Flight instruction appropriate to the CE

- 500 series airplane given by a n instru ctor employed by VUE (designated in accordance with VUE ’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

- flig ht maneuvers including configuration changes, approaches to stalls, and steep turns;
vi. Simulated powerplant failure (actual powerplant failure if accomplished in a flight simulator);4
vii. Instrument procedures;
viii. Precision and nonprecision approaches;

ix. Missed approa ches;

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 p rocedures.

6. The instruction required in c ondition /limitation No. 5( b ) may be completed in an approved flight simulator, qualified as

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a. A Level A or B flight simulator, provided the applicant satisfactorily accomplishes as part of the training program the fo llowing in

- flight maneuvers and procedures as sole manipulator of the controls in a CE

- 500 series airplane:

i. Exterior preflight inspection;

ii. Taxiing;

iii. Normal and crosswind takeoffs (minimum of three);
iv. Normal and crosswind approaches and landings (minimum of t hree);

v. Landing from a precision approach;
vi. Missed approach ;
vii. Approach and landing with a simulated powerplant failure;
viii. N ormal approach and landing;

ix. Landing from a circling approach; and

x. Landing from a no flap or nonstandard flap approach.5
b. A Level C or D f

light 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.

7. An applicant seeking to obtain or rene w a single

- pilot authorization under this exemption must

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a. Satisfactorily complete VUE ’s single

- pilot training program ;
b. Satisfactorily complete the program ’s required qualification module, consisting of a stand

- alone proficiency check in either a CE

- 500 se ries 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 program;

ii. For those applicants obtaining an initial authorization, the check must be
u nder the supervision of an appropriately rated FAA inspector, Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE), or 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 ; and

iii. For those applicants renewing an authorization, the check must be under the supervision of an appropriately rated FAA inspector, DPE, TCE, or Pilot Proficiency Examiner (PPE) who is qu alified 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 fo r an initial CE

- 500 type rating ; 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.

8. The circling approach requirement must be accomplished in an airplane or in a simulator that is qualified for the circling approach task.

9. Until the circling approach task has bee n satisfactorily demonstrated to an FAA inspector or FAA

- designated examiner in an airplane or in a simulator that is qualified and approved for the circling approach task

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a. The applicant’s records will be annotated with the statement, “Demonstration of ci rcling 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 basic visual flight rules.

10. A person who previously has received a single

- pilot authoriz ation in a Cessna Citation model 500, 550, S550, 552, or 560 airplane must complete VUE ’s single

- pilot differences training course to obtain a single

- pilot authorization for a different Cessna Citation model.

11. All flight training conducted in accordance wit h this exemption conducted in a CE

- 500 series airplane must be given by a flight instructor employed by VUE who also meets the requirements of c ondition /l imitation No. 4(a), (b), and (c) of this exemption.

12. A person seeking to obtain a single

- pilot authoriz ation must satisfactorily complete all ground and flight training required by VUE ’s FAA

- approved single

- pilot training program and must also receive training on the differences between the Cessna Citation model represented by the simulator used for trainin g and checking and the Cessna Citation model for which single

- pilot authorization is sought

. 13. 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 calen dar month in which it is due is considered to have renewed the single

- pilot authorization when due. 14. Successful completion of the proficiency check used in the single

- pilot initial authorization and authorization renewal training program identified in condi tion/limitation No. 7 satisfies the requirements of the PIC proficiency checks required by § 61.58(a)(1) and (2)

. 15. Each CE

- 500 series airplane operated under this exemption must have the following equipment installed and operational:

a. An autopilot with app roach coupling capability ;
b. A flight director system;

c. A boom microphone; and

d. A transponder “ident” switch on the pilot’s control wheel.7

16. Each person must carry a copy of this exemption and a record from VUE documenting successful completion of its training a nd checking requirements aboard the airplane when operating under the terms of the exemption.

17. Upon request, VUE must provide any representative of the FAA Administrator with an analysis of training and checking operations conducted under this exemption wit h respect to program failure rates, extra training time required, accident and incident data, and any known problem areas. 18. VUE must maintain records and make them available, when requested, to any representative of the FAA Administrator. These records mus t include all information required by §142.73 (a), 142.73(c)(1), 142.73(e), and

— a. The dates of training enrollment and completion for each trainee who enrolls in VUE ’s CE

- 500 single

- pilot training program ; b. The name and number of additional training hours nee ded by those trainees who require more flight training than prescribed in the FAA

- approved training program to pass the initial authorization or authorization renewal;

c. The name of each trainee who failed to satisfactorily complete VUE ’s CE

- 500 single

- pilot training program ( or withdrew from the program ) and the reasons for the failure or withdrawal; and d. The name, certificate number, and address of each person who is authorized to operate under this exemption.
19. No person may provide training nor may any pers on receive training while passengers
are aboard any aircraft operating for the purpose of meeting the training or checking requirements of this exemption.

20. This exemption is valid only for aircraft configured for operation by a single pilot seated in the l eft pilot seat. The privileges of this exemption are prohibited for any aircraft with the landing gear lever positioned anywhere to the right of the center of the aircraft.

21. The approved training program authorized by this exemption may not be conducted
u nder any business name other than VUE, Inc.8

The Effect of Our Decision Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 9917 , as amended, to June 30, 2017 , unless sooner superseded or rescinded.
Sincerely,

/s/ John Ba r bagallo Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service9

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