AFS-11-383-E 

August 29, 2011 

 Exemption No. 10346 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2011-0743 

Mr. Donald E. Wright 

105 Old Forge Road 

Box 209 

Erwinna, PA 18920 

Dear Mr. Wright: 

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 June 8, 2011, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for 

an exemption from § 91.109(a) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) to the 

extent necessary to allow you to instruct in single-control Beechcraft Bonanza airplanes 

equipped with a functioning throwover control wheel in place of functioning dual controls. 

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 you. 

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

those presented in your petition. In Grant of Exemption No. 6156 (copy enclosed), the FAA 

found that with conditions and limitations, certain flight instruction could be conducted in an 

airplane with a functioning throwover control wheel with a level of safety equivalent to that 

provided by the regulations. The FAA noted that 14 CFR § 61.45(c) permits FAA personnel 

and designated pilot examiners to conduct pilot certification flight tests in aircraft not 

equipped with dual controls. The FAA found that in the last 20 years those operations have 

been conducted without an adverse effect on safety. In granting exemptions, the FAA noted 
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too that the petitioner sought to provide flight instruction only for pilots who already are 

qualified to act as pilot in command (PIC). 

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. 6156; 

 the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 6156 

also apply to the situation you present; and 

 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 you an exemption from 14 CFR § 91.109(a) to the extent 

necessary to conduct certain flight instruction in Beechcraft Bonanza airplanes equipped with 

a functioning throwover control wheel in place of functioning dual controls, subject to the 

conditions and limitations described below. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. Operations under this exemption are limited to flights for completion of the flight 

review required by § 61.56 and for accomplishing recency of experience as required 

by § 61.57. 

2. Operations under this exemption are limited to Beechcraft Bonanza type aircraft 

equipped with a functioning throwover control wheel and operable rudder pedals, in 

lieu of functioning dual controls. 

3. The pilot manipulating the controls under the terms of this exemption must be 

qualified in every respect to serve as PIC of the airplane during the entire flight. 

While operating under this exemption, the pilot seated in the left seat must at all times 

serve as and remain PIC as defined in 14 CFR § 1.1. The PIC must agree to the 

provisions of this exemption. 

4. While serving as flight instructor under the terms of this exemption, Mr. Wright must: 

a. Notwithstanding paragraph 4b below, be otherwise fully qualified to serve as 

PIC and flight instructor in the airplane involved, as required by 

14 CFR § 65.195(b) and (f); and 

b. Have given at least 25 hours of dual instruction in the airplane involved. 
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5. Mr. Wright, when serving as the flight instructor under the conditions of this 

exemption, and the PIC must agree that the proposed flight, under the conditions in 

evidence at the time of proposed flight, can be conducted safely. 

This exemption terminates on August 30, 2013, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

John W. McGraw 

Acting Director, Flight Standards 

 Service 

Enclosure