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 Adm inistration (FAA) on behalf of Amerijet International, Inc. (Amer ijet), 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 CF R) 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.2

Our Decision

The FAA has determ ined 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 trai ning (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; and3

(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 ch eck 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.4

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 term ination 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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