AFS-12-283-E 

April 26, 2012 

 Exemption No. 10516 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2012-0321 

Mr. Ryan Goertzen 

Vice President, Education 

Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology 

8820 E. Pine St. 

Tulsa, OK 74158-2833 

Dear Mr. Goertzen: 

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 March 16, 2012, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 

behalf of Spartan Aviation Industries Inc. d.b.a. Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology 

(Spartan College) (Air Agency Certificate CB9T054R) for an exemption from § 65.75(a) of 

Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) to the extent necessary to allow Spartan College 

to administer the Aviation Mechanic General (AMG), Airframe (AMA), and Powerplant (AMP) 

written tests to students immediately following successful completion of the general, airframe 

and powerplant combined curriculum, prior to meeting the experience requirements of 14 CFR 

§ 65.77. 

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 Spartan College. 

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

those presented in your petition. In Grant of Exemption Nos. 6569 and 8629 (copies enclosed), 

the FAA found that testing immediately after learning was a universally accepted instructional 

principle that reinforces learning. Therefore, we allow the petitioner to test students immediately 
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after successfully completing the general curriculum but before meeting the requirements of 

§ 65.77. 

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

 they are similar in all material respects to relief previously requested in the enclosed Grant of 

Exemption Nos. 6569 and 8629; 

 the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption Nos. 6569 and 

8629 also apply to the situation you present; and 

 for the reasons stated in Grant of Exemption Nos. 6569 and 8629 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 Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology an 

exemption from 14 CFR § 65.75(a) to the extent necessary to allow Spartan College to 

administer the aviation mechanic general, airframe and or powerplant written tests to students 

immediately following successful completion of the general, airframe and or powerplant 

curriculum before meeting the experience requirements of § 65.75(a), subject to the conditions 

and limitations described below. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. Develop written procedures for administering the authorization to test for the general, 

airframe and or powerplant test requirements with an affiliated Organization 

Delegation Authorization Airman Knowledge Testing Unit member. 

2. Ensure these procedures are included in the schools operating procedures or 

curriculum procedures document or manual, as applicable. 

3. Ensure the procedures are acceptable to the certificate holding district office before 

operating under this exemption. 

4. Spartan College must provide a list of students eligible under the exemption to test 

for the general, airframe and or powerplant requirements prior to completion of the 

airframe and powerplant combined curriculum requirements. In addition, the 
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 procedures for testing applicants for the general, airframe, and powerplant eligibility 

 

requirements must be approved by the certificate holding district office. 

This exemption terminates on April 30, 2014, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

John S. Duncan 

Acting Director, Flight Standards 

 Service 

Enclosures