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 New Jersey Avenue, SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

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SUBJECT: Exemption No. 10527 from 14 CFR 91.9(a), 91.531(a)(1), 91.531(a)(2) 

REFERENCE: Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2002-11491 

This letter submits the petition of Cessna Aircraft Company for the extension of Exemption No. 

10527, Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2002-11491, that is presently due to expire on 31 May 2014. 

Exemption No. 10527 provides qualifying pilots of Cessna 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 by FAA letter dated 23 January 2006 for Revision "N" to this Exemption. (A copy is 

attached) 

The justifications, safety assurance, and public interest remain as presented in the previous 

petitions to this Docket, beginning with Cessna's letter of petition dated 15 September 1983. 

Also, the safety record of pilots operating under the provisions of Exemption No. 10527 

continues to remain clear of accidents or incidents. This is confirmed in the analysis of 

operations conducted under Exemption No. 10527 with respect to operational exposure, accident 

and incident data, and any known problem areas: 

Operational Exposure 

Since issuance ofExemption No 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 & Citation Encore+ aircrafts as a 

single pilot at weights above 12,500 pounds. 

1. Operations conducted as single pilot have been "normal". Passenger carrying IFR route 

profiles have been flown to normal destinations, including routine operations in and out 

of terminal 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. 

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2. As of December 2011 these pilots have reported flying a total of approximately 221,97 6 

hours and 187,107 landings with one pilot in the cockpit. Data after 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 incident reported to Cessna involving a single pilot registered Citation operating 

under this exemption in the past two 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 per year for recurrent training when compared to the Citation Model 501 or Model 5 51 pilot 

who operates in the same environment. 

Conclusion 

1. The Safety record of single pilot operated Citation aircraft is equivalent to or better than 

any other jet or 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 F AA-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, Cessna continues to thank FAA for their consideration of previous petitions in the 

subject Docket and we are hopeful ofFAA's grant ofthe exemption extension requested in this 

letter. 

Sincerely, 

~ Brian 

4~ Richardet 

0 Manager, Airworthiness 

Cessna Aircraft Company 

Attachment 

Cc: Tina Miller, Program Manager- Wichita FAA Aircraft Certification Office (ACO) 

Cessna Aircraft Company One Cessna Boulevard, P.O. Box 7704, Wichita, Kansas 67277-7704, 316/517-6000 
US. Deportment 

of Transportation 

Federal Aviation 

Administration 

.JAN 2 3 2006 

Mr. Vasant Gondhalekar 

Cessna Aircraft Company 

One Cessna Boulevard 

P.O. Box 7704 

Wichita, KS 67277-7704 

Dear Mr. Gondhalekar: 

Exemption No. 4050N 

060466 

800 Independence Ave .. SW. 

Washington. D.C. 20591 

Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2002-11491 

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption No. 4050, 

as amended. It explains the basis for our decision and describes its effect. 

The Basis for Our Decision 

On December 13,2005, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf 

of Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) for an extension of Exemption No. 4050, as amended. 

That exemption from§§ 91.9(a) and 91.531(a)(1) and (2) ofTitle 14, Code ofFederal 

Regulations permits Cessna to allow certain qualified pilots of Cessna 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 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 ofthe exemption would not set a 

precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Cessna. 

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Our Decision 

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 4050, 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. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator 

has delegated to me, I grant your petition. 

The Effect of Our Decision 

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 4050, as amended, to 

March 31, 2009, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

All conditions and limitations of Exemption No. 4050, as amended, remain the same. This 

letter must be attached to, and is a part of, Exemption No. 4050. 

Sincerely, 

James J. Ballough 

Director, Flight Standards Service 

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