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. Wes t Buildin g Groun d Floor , Roo m W12-14 0 Dea rSi ro rMadam : Northro p Grumma n System s Corporatio n {NOZA888K} request s a n exemptio n t o 1 4 CF R 135.247(a)(3 ) fo rnigh t currenc yrequirement s t o includ e type-rate d aircraft , operate d b ya two-pilo t crew . Th e primar ycontac t fo rthi s petitio n is : Jame s Wayn e Chie fPilo t Northro p Grumma n System s Corporatio n (310 ) 332-0151 , mobil e (310 ) 200-335 4 iames.wavne@ngc.co m Specifi cSectio n o fFAR 1 4 CF R 135.247(a)(2 ) require s nigh t currenc yi n a n aircraf t an d i n essenc e states : N o perso n ma yserv e a s pilo t i n comman d o fa n aircraf t carryin g passengers a t nigh t unles s the yhav e mad e a t leas t 3 takeoff s an d landing s a t nigh t i n th e pas t 9 0 days i n tha t categor yan d class ; an d type , i fth e aircraf t require s a typ e rating
. 1 4 CF R 135.247(a)(3 ) provide s exception s t o (a)(2 ) above , i fa pilo t meet s specifi ccondition s i n a typ e rated , two-pilo t b vcertificatio n aircraft
. Exten t o fRelie fRequeste d Northro p Grumma n request s th e approva l t o us e th e exception s provide d i n 135.247(a)(3 ) i n a typ e rated , two-pilo t byoperation s aircraft
. Supportin g Documentatio n an d Publi cBenefi t Northro p Grumma n operate s tw o BE-190 0 aircraft , a type-rate d aircraf t requirin g on e pilo t crewmembe rby certification
. Th e BE-190 0 i s on e o fonl ya fe waircraf t type s tha t requir e a typ e rating , ye t ar e certifie d t o operat e wit h onl yon e pilo t unde rspecifi ccircumstances
. Northrop' s operatin g standard s requir e tha t al l compan yaircraf t ar e operate d wit h two-pilo t crews . Includin g th e BE-1900 , a t al l times
. Al l Northro p corporat e pilot s complet e annua l recurren t aircraf t trainin g unde ra Part 14 2 simulato rtrainin g progra m a t Fligh t Safet yInternationa l usin g onl ytwo pilo t crews . Northrop' s BE-190 0 aircraf t ar e base d i n souther n Californi a an d th e neares t BE-190 0 simulato ri s locate d i n Seattle , Washington ; thu s makin g th e us e o fa simulato rfo rnigh t currenc yevery9 0 days impractical
. Th e onl y othe roptio n I s t o us e th e actua l aircraf t fo raccomplishin g th e nigh t takeof fan d landingsever y9 0 days whic h i s no t onl ya n economi cburden , bu t furthe rcongest s th e alread ycongeste d airspac e i n th e Lo s Angele s area .

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Type-rate d aircraf t requirin g tw o pilot s ar e a n obviou s improvemen t i n th e leve l o fsafet yove rsingl e pilo t operations
. Aircraf t tha t alread ybenefi t fro m th e exception s i n 1 4 CF R 135.247(a)(3 ) requir e two-pilo t crews . Requiring two-pilo t crew s b ycompan yoperationa l standard s instea d o fbyaircraf t certificatio n provide s a n equivalen t leve l o fsafety
. Thi s exemptio n woul d allo wNorthro p Grumma n t o us e th e provision s fo rtyp e rated , two-pilo t aircraf t b yrequirin g thi s typ e rated , one-pilo t aircraf t (i.e
. th e BE-1900 ) t o b e traine d an d operate d onl yb ya two-pilo t cre wt o mee t thi s requirement r--" - Than k yo u fo ryou rconsideration
. Respectfully ,
Oame s Wayn e Fligh t Departmen t Safet yOffice r Northro p Grumma n System s Corporatio n

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