0S/81/201 1 09:3 6 1508778623 3 PAG E 0 2 Hyanni s Ai r

Service , Inc . 66 0 Barnstabl e Ro« d Hyannis , M

A 0260 1 508-790-312 2 Direct 

### Jun e 1,201 1 Reques t for Withdrawa l o f

Hyanni s Ai r

Service , Inc . (d/b/ aCap e Ai r / Nantucke t

Airlines ) Exemptio n /

Rulemakin g Reques t Postedo n Ma y 23 , 201 1 Docketnumber : FAA-2010-1018-000 8 (an dFAA-2010-1018'0008.1 ) Pleas e accep t

thi s lette r

o f reques t t o withdra w a n incorrectl y poste dpetitio n for exemptio n / rulemakin g t o Docke t

FAA-2010-1018-000 8 b y Hyanni s Ai r Service , Inc . I

t wa s incorrectl y poste do n Ma y 23 , 2011 . 1 a mformall y requestin g awithdiawa l o f thi s postin g s o that

th e petitio n fo r

exemptio n / rulemakin g ca

n b e reposte dcorrectl y throug h th e prope r steps . Pleas e d o no t

hesitat e t o contac t

m e i f yo u hav e an y questions . Sincerely , Tammi e R . Irwi n Cap e Ai r Pirector , Safet

y & Complianc e OflTic e Phone : 508-862-976 1 Mobil e Phone ; 508-525-086 2 E-Fax : 508-862-975 7 E-Mail : tammic.irwinfScapeair.co m06/01/201 1 09:3 6 15087?9623 3 PAG E 0 3

66 0 Bnmstabl c Road

, Hyftnnis . M A 0260 1 AmUVSG I 508-790-312 2 Mai n May 9,201 1 RegoJfttor y Docke t Number : FAA-2010-101 8 U S Department

o f Tnuiiportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E Wes t Buildin g Groun dFloor , RoomW12-I4 0 Washington , D C 2059 0 Submitte dvia : www.rygulation8.go v Dea r Si r or Mfldam : Hyanni s Ai r

Service , Inc . (d^/ aCap e Air/Nantucke t Airlines , "Cap e Air") , Ai i Cairie r Certificate Number HYIAI45B . i

» rcquesiin g exemptio n fro mtherequirement ao f

1 4 CFR43.3(g ) t o allo w it s properl y traine dpilot s (under a n approve dtrainin g program ) t o accomplis h update s of navigational softwar e database s o f

installe dflight

managemen

t systems . Thi s applie s t o all aircraf t use di n operation s under 1 4 CF Rpart s 13 5 an

d121 . Thcprimarycontact s i n thi s matter are : Davi dB\ish

y Jame s Goddar d Cap e Ai r Chie f Operatin g Officer/Presiden t Cap e Ai r

Senio r Vic e Presiden t

Maintenanc e 508-862-974 0 508-862-974 1 Dave.bushv@capeair.co mJim.yoddard@.capeair.CQ m Crai g Bcntle y Pau l Connoll y Cap e Ai r Managin g Direcco

r o f Operation s Cap e Ai r Directo r o f Maintenanc e 508-862-970 7 508-862-970 3 Craig.bentlevfaeftDcair.co m£aid,£OttnQllYfaicapc^t.« m Petitio n fo r

Eicmptlo n TTu s Petitio n fo

r Exemptio n ("Petition'* ) i s subcnittc di n accordanc e wit h 1 4 CF R1 ] an dseek s permanent relief fio mcertai n mle s issue db y th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n governin g person s authorize dt o pcrfomi pirventiv e maintenance , i n th e for mo f updatin g Ai r

Traffi c Contro l (ATC ) navigationa l softwar e databases , on aircraf

t use di n operation s under

1 4 CF Rpart s 13 5 an

d121 . Thi s petitio n reques t

applie s t o al l Cap e Ai r

pilot s wh o hav e complete dinstructio n covere dunde r th e approve dtrainin g progra

man dwh o are authorize db y th e Managin g Directo r of Operation s or

hi s designe e t o accomplis h update s o f AT C navigationa

l softwar e database s i n accordanc e wit h accepte d procedures , on thei r

assigne dCap e Ai r

aircraf t use di n operation s under

1 4 CF Rpart s 13 5 an d121 .06/01/201 1 09:3 6 1598778623 3 PAG E 0 4

Sp-^cjfi c Relie f Reoneate d Cap e Ai r seek s a n exemptio n t o 1 4 CF

R43.3(g ) t o allo w Cap e Ai r pibt s t o pcrfbm

i preventiv e juamtttiance , mth e for

mo f updatin g AT C navigational softwar e database s of

it s aircraf t tha t ar e use di n operation s wade

r 1 4 CF Rpart s 13 5 and121 . Cap e Ai r als o requests t o us e th e exemption , i f granted , outsid e o f

th e Unite dState s Annuall y Cap e Ai r flics over 6,00 0 internationa

l flights . Man

y o f thes e flights ar e t o intcmatiotia l destination s (ha

t ^ k requir e th e aircraf

t t o b e out o f th e Unite dState s fo

r period s o f

time . Tb e publi c benefit

andequivalent safet y evidenc e supportin g thi s excmptio arequest hav e cq ^ applicabilit

y t o Cap e Air^ s international flights . 1 4 CF R433(g ) states , i n pertinent part , tha t "Except/o r

holder s o f

aspor t pilo t certificate , th e holde r ofapilo t ceniflatt e issue dunde r

por t 6 1 mt ^ performpreventiv e maintenanc e o n an y aircrqf t owne do r operate db

y tha t pilo t whic h i s no t

use d unde r par t 221 , 12 9 o r

13 5 o f thi s chapter . *

* I n 1 4 CF R43.3(a ) reference i s mad e t o Appendi x A t o par t 4 3 a s containin g th e item s tha t are considere d t o b e preventiv e maintenanc e an dthu s subjec t

t o provision s i n 1 4 CF

R43.3(g) . Specifically , paragrap h (c)(32)o f Appendi x A t o par

t 4 3 identifie s "updatin g self-contained,.. . AT C navigationa l sofhvcr e database s " a s preventiv e maintenanc e items . I n essence , th e current rul e prevent s apilo t

wh o operate s a

n airorai l under

part s 13 5 and12 1 fromaccomplishin g navigationa l databas e update s an drequire s thos e update s t o b e accomplishe db y authorize dmaint^ianc e personnel . PuMicJgncfi t Cap e Ai r i s apar t 13 5 an d12 1 Ai r

Cairie r certificate di n accordanc e wit h 1 4 CF R119 . Cap e Ai

r operate s 6 7 Cessn a40 2 an d2 ATR-4 2 aircraf t servin g more tha

n 3 9 citie s worldwide . Annually , Cap e Ai r

operate s 130,00 0 flight

operation s carryin g over

600,00 0 passengers . Severa l airport s tha t Cap e Ai r serves , hav e limite dschedule dai r service . Thes e airport s ar

c ofte n i n location s wher e weather condition s an

dsurroundin g tenai n can hav e a n impac t on th e reliabilit

y o f ai r service . Th e number o f airport s serve dsolel y by RNA V procedure s i s increasin g an dwil l continu e t o d o s o fo r th e foreseobl e future . Advance dRNA V capabilit

y i s als o ake y enabler

i n th e FAA' s Next

Generatio n Ai r Transportatio n System(NextGcn) . Th e FAA ha s promote dRNAV a s servin g th e general publi c interes t becaiua e R> I A V benefit s th e safety , access , capacity , predictabilit y an doperationa

l efficienc y of

th e Nationa

l Airspac e System(NAS) , and reduce s environmenia

l impact s o f

aviation V Specifically RNAV procedure s provide . • Reduce dris k

o f controlle dflight

int o terrai n (CFIT ) • Improve dairpor

t andairspac e acces s i n al l weather conditions , an

dabilit y t o me« t environmenta

l andobstacl e clearanc e constraint s • Enhance dreliability andreduce ddelay s b y definin g mor e precis e tcnninal are aprocedure s • Reduce dworkloadan dimprove dproductivit y of ai r traffi c controller s Th e majorit

y of Cap e Air' s aircraf

t ar e appropriatel y equippe dan dauthorize db y th e FAA t o us e RNA

V route s andprocedures . Al l temiJna J RNA V procedure authorization s a s wel l a s som e RNA V rout e authorization s require tha

t th e ATC navigational databas e b e "current" . FA A "Rcadmap fo

r Pcrfbnianc« Baic dNavigation" . Jul y 2006 , pit s 7 .06/01/201 1 09:3 B 1508778623 3 ^^^' ^ ® ^

RNA V allow s Cap e Ai r

t o serv e aiiport i androute s tha t bette r satisf y th e communitie s w e serv e However thi s semc e lead s t o a

n aimraf t bein g away fiom alocatio n where authorize dmaintenanc e personne l woul dnomiall y b e avaUable ( o update th e navigationa

l softwar e databas e whe n th e previou s ^^^T ! f P"**-. ^ .* * navigational databas e ha s ^expired " operatio n of th * aircraf t i s periutte db y Ui e FAA Approve dMmunu mEquipment Us t (MEL) , bu t

onl y whe n RNA

V mute s an dprocedure s ( i e thos e requirin g acurreni navigational database ) are no t used . Th e interes t

o f Cap e Air' s customer s andth e general publi c a « no t serve di f a n airpor t canno t b e accesse d o r tligh t route s canno t

b e use dbecaus e th e navigationa l databas e i s n o longer

cun«nt . • Unnecessai y positio n flights t o maintenanc e location s o r transportin g maintenanc e personne l t o a n atfcraf t solely for th e purpos e o f

updatin g a

n expire dnavigational databas e arc i n direc t conflic t Wit h pubh c benefit s o f

using RNA

V pmccduir s androute s (a s outline dabove ) • Suc h maintenanc e positionin g flights ca n needlessl y lea

dt o increase dflight

delay s or cancellations , increase dairspac e congestion , an dd o increas e carbo n emission s an dpollutio n • Additiona

l cost s accnrin g fro

mus e o f aiteraativ e airport s o r

mute s tha t d o no t requir e acurrcn i navigational databas e are ultimatel y born e b y Cap e Air' s customet ^ havin g t o us e alternativ e airport s o r route s i n thi s circumstanc e i s amajo r economi c burde n t o Cap e Air' s customer s an dt o th e public . Cap e Ai r i s asignifican

t supporter o f th e FAA' s desire t

o implemen

t NexiGen^ , Som

e of Cap e Air' s WAA S equippe daircraf

t sac currentl y bein g use dt o obtai n dat afo r FA A analysi s i n suppor

t o f NextGcn

Equivalen t

Safet y Whe n th e curren t

ml e (definin g databas e update s a s 'preventiv e maintenance' ) wa s issue di n May , 1996 , updatin g o f

navigational database s ofte n require dremova

l o f th e navigatio n uni t

fix>mth e instrumen t pane l and , i

n som e cases , disassembl y of

th e uni t itael f Th e rul e intende dt

o adap t federa l regulation s t o th e stat e o f

mode mtechnolog y i n us e a t th e time . I n th e enduing fifteen year s technologica l advance s i n fli^t

management

system s hav e le dt o simple , user-fricndt

y procedure s for

updatin g navigationa

l databases . I n n o cas e doe s th e navigational databas e updatin g procedure describe dfo r any o f Cap e Air' s aircraf

t require part s removal , disassembl y o f apanel

mounte dunit , orus e of

an y special tools . Instead , all fli^t managemen

t system s of

Cap e Air' s aircraf

t hav e singl e dat aloader s tha t obtai n navigationa

l databas e update s vi acommonly use ddigital medi a(suc h a s aUS B driv e o r

aset o f floppy disks) . Th e procedure s fo r accomplishin g th e navigational databas e updat e ar c comaino dwithi n th e Pilo t Operatin g Handboo k

(PQH ) fo r

th e installe dfligh

t management system . Attache di s acopy of th e publishe dstep s fo

r insertio n andremova

l o f th e dat acar

di o th e units

Th e simpl e ac t

outline di n 3 step s for

eithe r insertio n o

r remova l is , i n our estimation , wel l withi n th e scop e o f th e pilot' s ability . Additionally , i t i s no t uncommo n fo

r general aviatio n pilot s t o conduc t thi s proces s i n thei r pergona l aircraft . TTies

e pilot s ar e ofte n no t subject t o th e sam e stmcture droutin e trainin g program s a s Ai r

Transpor t Pilo t (ATP ) certificate dpilot s tha t wor k fo r th e world' s airlines . B y providin g th e abilit y fo r Cap e Air' s AT

T certificate dpilot s t o conduc t thi s task , there i s n o reductio n i n th e level o f safet y t o th e flying public . Cap e Ai r believe s tha

t allowin g properl y traine dpilot s t o accomplis h update s o f navigationa

l softwar e database s i n thei r

assigne daircraft , provide s a n equivalen

t level o f safet y t o Ih& i achieve db y havin g authorize dmaintenanc e personne l accomplis h (he update .

* Rcf ; MO A DTFAWA-O5-A-8000

4 - I n thi s Memorandu

mo f Atreanc m(MOA ) beiwe w ib « FA A *n dCap e Air , Pedcra

l fund s *« » use dt o equi p 6 Caj * Ai r

nircnf t wit h WAAS-capabt

e GP S uniiB . h

i wthime t fb i th e frfmlb-^iTrftt l WAA S tq«ip«s « o f .h e ^ifcraft . Cap e Air

*i U coUeci opentioni l dit ao f

uug * o t WAA S an dpiovid e thi s dJt t

( r th e fA A o w 3 thre e ya i period .PAG E 0 6 06/01/201 1 09:3 8 1508778B23 3

• Cap e Air' s pilot s us e th e fli^t managemeo t

syste mi n their assigne daircraf

t o n adail y basi s and are thoroughly traine di n al l aspect s o f

it s norma l operatio n an

dnon-nonna

l operatin g characteristics , t o includ e th e installe dnavigationa l database . • Updatin g th e navigationa l daubas e i s simpl e anddoc s no t require an

y specia l tool s o r removal / disassembly o f

any component* . • ThCT t are n o know n instance s o f an inciden

t o r acciden t attributabl e t o pilo t

updatin g o f

a navigationa

l softwar e database . • Cap e Air' s pilot s wi

D b e specifically traine di n all aspect s o f th e updatin g pn>ced\ire , includin g non-norma

l indications , an

y require doperationa

l checks , an dth e requiremen t t o contac t th e Cap e Ai r Maintenanc e Operation s Contro l (MOC ) i f an y abnormalitie s are encountere dwhil e accompUshin

g th e update . • Afte r successfull

y completin g th e update , th e pilo t wh o perfomncdth e navigationa l databas e updat e prooedui e wil l b e require dt o documen t th e completio n i n th e niaintenaiK^ c logbook an d contac t MO C t o repor

t completio n o

f th e cqpdatc . • MO C controllers , wh o ar c certifie dan

dauthorize dmaintenanc e technician s fo r Cap e Air , approv e th e wor

k accomplishe db y th e pilo t

a ath e person , directl y i n charg e o f maintenanc e i n accordanc e wit

h 1 4 CF R135.435Cb) . Th e MO C controlle r coniacte dby th e pilo t

wil l b e require d t o review andconfir

mwit h th e pilo t tha t th e update wa s accomplishe di n accordanc e wit h th e prescribe dprocedure , • Th e require daircraf

t lo g entr y fo r th e update wil l b e signe db y th e MO C authorize dmaintenanc e technicia n ( acertificate dmechanic) , andth e aircraf t wil l b e returne dt

o servic e i n accordanc e wit h Cd ^ Air' s approve dmaintenanc e pmcedures . Th e approve dfor mcontainin g th e lo g entr

y wil l b e transmitte db y th e MO C controller t o th e crew fo

r insertio n i n th e aircraf

t log . Federa l Regitte r

Snroiftar Y an dPnblkatio n Cap e Ai r seek s a n exeat^tio n t o 1 4 CF

R43.3(g ) t o allo w it s pilot s tha i ar e properly traine dandqualifie d under a n approve dtrainin g program , t o perfor mpreventiv e maintenance , i n th e for mo f updatin g AT C navigationa

l softwar e database s o n it s aircraf

t use di n operation s unde

r 1 4 CF Rpart s 13 5 an

d121 . Grantin g o f th e requested eotcmptio

n wil l benefi t

th e pubh c becaus e pilo t

updatin g o f

navigationa

l database s wil l significantly rwhrc e th e numbe r o f time s aCap e Ai t

aircraf t i s operate dwit

h an expuc d navigationa

l databas e andt

o suppor t FAA' s NextOe n efforts . I n seekin g thi s exemptio n Ci^ e Ai r asstft s tha t a n equival ^ Me l o f

safety , a s provide db y th e curren t rule , i s achieve dandmaintame db y us e o f it s properl y traine dpilots , a s approve dmaintenanc e procedures . Cap e Ai l requests awaiver of th e UCMa

y filing requirement s andth e publishin g o f asummar y of th e ?«irio n i n th e Federa

l Register . An

y dela y i n grantin g o f

thi s exemptio n reques t

will needlessl y encumbe

r FA A resource s an dresul t

i n additiona

l dela y fo r relief . Pleas e contac t

an y on e of th e Cap e Ai

r leadership liste da

t th e beginnin g o

f thi s letter , or

myself , i f furthe r informatio n i s neede dt o proces s Thi s request . Respectfully , Tammi e Irwin Cap e Ai r Directo r o f Safet y an dComplianc e 508-862-976 1 o r

tflmjmic.ir>*fipf^^»P<=

^ ^^^" ^06/01/201 1 09:3 6 1508778623 3 PAG E 0 7

APPENDI X A I'JcivD.^ta Care

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ca n b e installe d o

r removed whe n th e ^OOW-Seric

s uni t : s oft. Inser

t th e car d wU h th e swin g ar mhandl e a

t ih e botio man d th e labe l facin g t o [h e lef t (« e ttlustratio n right) . I f th e NavDat

acar d i s no t present whe n the uni t

i s turne d on , yo

u wil l receiv e a"No Jeppesc n Aviation Databas e - Limited t o use r defined waypoints " messag e o n th e dalabas e con

firmation page . I

f the NavDat

acar d i s removtid durin g operation , a'Dat acar

d removed-Uni t

wil l restar t i n 3 0 seconds' ^ warning . Th

e 400W-5erie s urut

wil l autormt icall y reiniiiillz e even i

f th e car d i s reinserted . "Yo

u ma y als o reinitializ e th e uni t

manuall y b

y pressin g ENT . T o insert th e NavDat

acard : 1 . Plac e Ih e card int o th e NavDat a car d slot , wit h th e labe l facin g t o th e lef t antj th e swin g ar m handl e a t th e botto m front .

3 . NOTE : Jh& e ar

e nv o dat a car

d slot s o n th e fac

e o f th e AOOV^-series. 7h s Jeppese n HavDaaS > car d shoul d b e insene d i n rfie left-mos t slot . Th e secon d slo t i s provide d fo rth e terrai n card . Pres s th e MavOat a car d int o plac e ur\ti l i t seat s o n th e interna l connecto ran d th e fron t o f th e card i s flush wit h ih e fac e o f th e 400W-serie s unit . I f th e swin g ar m handl e i s up , gentl y lowe rth e handl e an d pus h i t int o place—flus h wit h th e fac e o f th e 400W-serie s unit . T o remov e th e NavDat a card : 1 . Gentl y pres s o n th e tab-—usin g a sligh t upwar d motion—a t th e fron t cente ro f th e NavDat a card . Thi s wil l partiall y deplo y th e swin g ar m handle . 2 . Tur n th e swin g ar m handl e upwar d (an d out ward ) unti l i t lock

s int o place , perpendicula rt o th e fac e o f th e 40DW-serie s unit . Gras p th e to p an d bono m surface s o f th e swin g ar m handle , betwee n you rthum b an d forefin ger , an d pul l directl y away fro m th e fac e o f th e 400W-serie s uni t t o unsea t th e connecto ran d remov e th e NavDat a card . 3 .

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