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, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows 

NAHI 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; and 
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 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, to 

continue 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 without 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