AFS-12-270-E 

May 16, 2012 

 Exemption No. 9727B 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2007-29293 

John L. Richardson, Esq. 

Counsel for Amerijet International, Inc. 

John L. Richardson, P.L.L.C. 

2700 Calvert Street, NW. 

Washington, DC 20008 

Dear Mr. Richardson: 

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption 

No. 9727, as amended. It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists the 

conditions and limitations. 

The Basis for Our Decision 

By letter dated March 8, 2012, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 

behalf of Amerijet International, Inc. (Amerijet), for an extension of Exemption No. 9727, as 

amended. That exemption from § 63.37(b)(1) and (2) and appendix C(a)(3)(iv)(a) to part 63 

of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) permits the training of its airframe and 

powerplant mechanics in accordance with a flight time standard that may be satisfied through 

the use of a Level C or Level D simulator. 

In your petition, you indicate that there has been no change in the conditions and reasons 

relative to public interest and safety that were the basis for granting the original 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 Amerijet. 
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Our Decision 

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 9727, as 

amended, remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. 

Therefore, under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA 

Administrator has delegated to me, I grant your petition, subject to the following conditions 

and limitations. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. The trainee must: 

(a) Be employed by Amerijet as an airframe and powerplant mechanic, qualified 

on the Boeing 727, and have completed all appropriate training to function 

without supervision within the stated discipline; 

(b) Hold an appropriate medical certificate; and 

(c) Hold or have applied for a radio telephony license. 

2. Amerijet will revise its approved flight engineer training curriculum to include the line 

observation and line oriented flight training (LOFT) programs defined in Condition 

Nos. 3 and 4 of this exemption and ensure the following specific areas are addressed: 

(a) The elements of radiotelephone communications, both very high frequency and 

high frequency, and the important role that proper communication plays in air 

traffic and long distance operational control; 

(b) The elements of the role flightcrews and, particularly, the flight engineer play 

in aviation commerce; and 

(c) Preflight training on an actual aircraft. 

3. Amerijet must develop and implement a line observation program module that will be 

conducted following basic indoctrination training and prior to commencing B-727 

systems training. 

(a) The line observation program module must be submitted to Amerijet’s 

principal operations inspector for approval and include a requirement for the 

trainee to “shadow” a qualified flight engineer during the accomplishment of 

scheduled activities (e.g., pre- and post-flight duties, takeoff and landing data 

performance calculations, aircraft loading, weight and balance calculations, 

etc.); 

(b) Amerijet must ensure the trainee has an operable aircraft compatible headset 

for all flights in the line observation program module, and the trainee is 

required to monitor all intercom and radio activities that an assigned flight 

engineer would normally monitor; and 

 
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(c) This line observation program must require the trainee to complete at least 

 10 hours of line observation activities and a minimum of four scheduled 

revenue flight segments. 

4. In addition to the LOFT scenario(s) that are currently contained in Amerijet’s 

approved curriculum, Amerijet must develop an additional qualification LOFT that is 

specifically designed to emphasize: 

(a) Flight engineer duties and management of the checklist; 

(b) Accomplishment of abnormal procedures; 

(c) The elements of crew resource management, particularly the role the flight 

engineer plays on the team; and 

(d) Workload management scenarios where crew coordination and decisions need 

to be made based on external contingencies involving high workload situations 

(e.g., an immediate landing due to a critical emergency situation). 

 

5. Following the satisfactory completion of the approved training program and 

proficiency evaluation, the student may be issued a conditional flight engineer airman 

certificate (reflecting conditions similar to those set forth in ATA Exemption 4901) 

containing restrictions which may be satisfied following completion of the supervised 

operating experience and line check specified in Condition Nos. 6 and 7 below. 

6. Following the satisfactory completion of the trainee’s proficiency evaluation the 

trainee must complete a minimum of 18 hours of supervised operating experience 

(OE), including a minimum of five scheduled revenue flight segments, under the 

supervision of a flight engineer check airman. 

7. The trainee will be required to pass a line check given by a qualified Amerijet flight 

engineer check airman following the completion of the specified supervised OE. Only 

upon satisfactory completion of the line check will a permanent flight engineer 

certificate be issued to the trainee. 

8. Amerijet will notify its certificate holding district office (CHDO) prior to the initiation 

of any training under this exemption. 

9. Amerijet will keep records for all persons trained under this exemption, and those 

records will identify the trainee and describe how the candidate was trained under the 

exemption. 

10. Amerijet will provide the CHDO with the results of all engineer training completed 

under this exemption. 
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11. The testing of each trainee must include actual aircraft walk-around (as opposed to 

pictorial presentations), emergency, and abnormal operations in the simulator. 

12. A Level C or Level D simulator must be used to meet the flight time requirements of 

§ 63.37(b)(1) and (2) and appendix C(a)(3)(iv)(a) to part 63. 

The Effect of Our Decision 

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 9727 to July 31, 2014, unless 

sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

 

/s/ 

John S. Duncan 

Deputy Director, Flight Standards 

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