29 January 2014 IN REPLY, REFER TO: L390-14-0059 U.S. Department ofTransportation Docket Operations, M-30 West Building ground floor, Room W12-140 1200 NewJersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590 .. n '
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SUBJECT: Exemption No. 10527 from 14 CFR91.9(a), 91.531(a)(1), 91.531(a)(2) REFERENCE: RegulatoryDocket No. FAA-2002-11491
This letter submits the petition ofCessna Aircraft Company for the extension ofExemption No. 10527, Regulatory DocketNo. FAA-2002-11491, that is presently due to expire on 31 May 2014. Exemption No. 10527 provides qualifyingpilots ofCessna Citation Model 550, S550, 552, and 560 airplanes relieffrom §§ 91.9(a) and 91.531(a)(1) & (2) ofTitle 14, Code ofFederal Regulations (14CFR) that enables them to operate without a pilot who is designated as second in command. Cessna would like the FAA to consider at least a three-year extension ofthe Exemption as granted byFAA letter dated 23 January 2006 for Revision "N" to this Exemption. (A copy is attached) Thejustifications, safety assurance, and public interestremain as presented in the previous petitions to this Docket, beginning with Cessna's letter ofpetition dated 15 September 1983. Also, the safety record ofpilots operating under the provisions ofExemption No. 10527 continues to remain clear ofaccidents or incidents. This is confirmed in the analysis of operations conducted underExemptionNo. 10527 with respect to operational exposure, accident and incident data, and any known problem areas: OperationalExposure Since issuance ofExemptionNo 4050 (now Exemption No 10527) in June 1984, 1,172 pilots have completed the requirements and have received a waiver to operate Citation II, Citation SIII, Citation Bravo, Citation V or Citation Ultra and Citation Encore & CitationEncore+ aircrafts as a single pilot at weights above 12,500 pounds. 1. Operations conducted as single pilot have been "normal". Passenger carrying IFRroute profiles have been flown to normal destinations, including routine operations in and out ofterminal control areas and high-density traffic areas. These pilots conduct essentially the same operational flights as pilots operating single pilot certified Model 501 and 551 airplanes.

Cessna Aircraft Company One Cessna Boulevard, P.O. Box 7704, Wichita, Kansas 67277-7704, 316/517-6000L390-14-0059 29 January 2014 Page 2 of2 2. As ofDecember 2011 these pilots have reported flying a total ofapproximately 221,976 hours and 187,107 landings with one pilot in the cockpit. Dataafter December 2011 is currently not available. During this same period oftime (June 1984 to December 2011), there have been 1,964,007 hours flown by Model501 aircraft and 525,361 hours flown by Model551 aircraft. Data after December 2011 is currently not available. Accident/Incident Data There was one incidentreported to Cessna involving a single pilot registered Citation operating under this exemption in the pasttwo years. On June 25, 2013, a 1997 Model 550, serial number 550-0826 injested a bird on landing at Waterloo, Iowa. There were no injuries reported. There were no accidents reported during this period. Known Problems The only problem area encountered with this exemption program is that pilots who operate 550, S550 or 560 airplanes as single pilots under the exemption must pay in excess of$10,000.00 more peryear for recurrent training when compared to the Citation Model 501 or Model 551 pilot who operates in the same environment. Conclusion 1. The Safety record ofsingle pilot operated Citation aircraft is equivalentto or betterthan any otherjetor turboprop aircraft. 2. As stated in Cessna's Application for Exemption, there is no operational pilot workload difference between a Citation Model551 at 12,500 lbs or a Citation Model560 at 16,300 lbs. Cessna understands the FAA presently has substantial data accumulations in Docket FAA-2002- 11491 (Formerly Docket 23771) to support Cessna's present petition for the Extension of Exemption No. 10527 (formerly 4050). However, Cessna would be pleased to present any additional available data needed by FAA to process this petition. In closing, Cessnacontinues to thank FAA for their consideration ofprevious petitions in the subject Docket and we are hopeful ofFAA's grant ofthe exemption extension requested in this letter. Sincerely,

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Mr. Vasant Gondhalekar Cessna Aircraft Company One CessnaBoulevard P.O. Box 7704 Wichita, KS 67277-7704 DearMr. Gondhalekar: ExemptionNo. 4050N 

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### RegulatoryDocketNo. FAA-2002-11491

This letter is to inform you that wehave granted yourpetitionto extend ExemptionNo. 4050, as amended. It

### explains the basis for our decision and describes its effect. 

### The Basis for Our Decision OnDecember 13,2005, youpetitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) onbehalf ofCessnaAircraft Company (Cessna) for an extension ofExemption No. 4050, as amended. That exemption from§§ 91.9(a) and 91.531(a)(1) and (2) ofTitle 14, Code ofFederal Regulations permits Cessnato allow certain qualifiedpilots ofCessna Citation Model 550, S550, 552, or 560 aircraft to operate those aircraft without a pilot who is designated as second in command, subject to certain conditions and limitations. In yourpetition, 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 ofthe petition in the Federal Registerbecausethe requested extension ofthe exemption would not set a precedent, and anydelayin acting on this petition would be detrimental to Cessna.

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### Our Decision TheFAAhas determined that thejustification for the issuance ofExemptionNo. 4050, as amended, remains valid withrespect to this exemption and is in the public interest. Therefore, underthe authorityprovided by49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegated to me, I grant yourpetition. 

### The Effect ofOurDecision Our decision extends the termination date ofExemptionNo. 4050, as amended, to March 31, 2009, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. All conditions and limitations ofExemptionNo. 4050, as amended, remain the same. This lettermustbe attached to, and is a part of, ExemptionNo. 4050. Sincerely,



### James J. Ballough Director, Flight Standards Service 2