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 noted2

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.3

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