AFS-14-195-E April 4, 2014

Exemption No. 10975 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2001-9791

Mr. Eugene Nock

President NockAir Helicopter, Inc.

711 Tarawitt Drive Longboat Key, FL 34228

Dear Mr. Nock:

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 February 21, 2014, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of NockAir Helicopter, Inc., (NAHI) for an extension of Exemption No. 10011. That exemption from § 133.43(a) and (b) of Title 14, C ode of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allowsNAHI to use its helicopters to perform aerial trapeze acts without using an approved externalload attachment or quick-release device for carrying persons on a trapeze bar. Although you requested an extension of Exemption No. 10011, that exemption has since expired. Therefore we are issuing NAHI a new 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 of the exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to NAHI.

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 No. 10011;

 the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 10011 also apply to the situation you present; and2

 a grant of exemption is in the public interest.

Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 10975 is valid 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 delegated to me, I grant NAHI’s petition, tocontinue to use its helicopters to perform aerial trapeze acts without using an approved externalload attachment or quick-release device for carrying persons on a trapeze bar, subject to the following conditions and limitations.

1. Conditions and Limitations

1. NAHI may only use this grant of exemption for carrying person(s) who are practicing or performing trapeze acts in an airshow or a special event.

2. Before carrying person(s) on the trapeze, NAHI must provide a copy of this grant of exemption to those persons.

3. NAHI must inform the pilot that the trapeze equipment is not attached to the quickrelease device.

4. Before each performance and practice of an aerial trapeze act, the pilot and trapeze artist(s) will discuss and agree on actions of the pilot and trapeze artist(s) on emergencies procedures.

5. NAHI may only exercise the privileges of this grant of exemption while within sterile areas that allow an emergency landing wit hout undue hazard to person(s) or property on the surface, that are not directly associated with the operations.

6. This exemption is not valid for operations outside of the United States.



### The Effect of Our Decision

This exemption terminates on April 30, 2016, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/ John Barbagallo Acting Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service

Enclosure